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OneDave
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

I found a shared folder on my mobile app that's not mine. Is my Dropbox account secure?

When I opened my Dropbox folder on my android phone (I only have the default folder on my app-a simple new installation) I saw a folder called Scuba.  It wasn't mine.  Dropbox indicated it was shared...
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Mark
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4 months ago

Have you had a look at http://www.dropbox.com/events to see what it says about this folder?

OneDave wrote:

Are there settings to close it off to outside entities?

No. BUT files and shares cannot appear in an account unless they are accepted by you. So any shares WILL NOT appear on your computer/mobile etc. from another user unless you physically accept the share.

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