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CarolO1
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I found pictures that do not belong to me in my account

I have found, pictures in my Dropbox account that do not belong to me. I have not shared or received any links from this person. How did their pictures end up in my account? 
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CarolO1
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Hi

 

Thank you for getting back to me, the pictures are in the Photo folder. This is visible only when I log into my account online. The folder does not have any two people icon function. As far as I can see, I was not able to see any link connected to any other person. I decided to delete DropBox all together because of the pictures found in my Photo folder. When you open the Photo Folder, the pictures of the other person are visible. 

 

 

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Thanks for the update, Carol.

 

Are you referring to this page?

 

This page should include image and video files that are saved in your account, in chronological order, which means that the photos are saved somewhere in the account.

 

Have you searched for any of the file names through the search bar at the top right corner here, to see where it's located?

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