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jrlbell
Helpful | Level 7
8 months ago

There are some images on the Photos tab that don't belong to me

I was looking at my Photos yesterday and discovered three photos that are not mine. The reason I saw them is that they are dated 2037 (December). I looked at the photo information and they are from a...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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8 months ago
jrlbell wrote:

I was looking at my Photos yesterday and discovered three photos that are not mine.

If the photos are in a shared folder that you're a member of, they'll appear in Photos. That page shows ALL images in your account, not just your own. Click one of the photos to view it on the Photos page and it will list the folder it's in at the top op the page.

jrlbell wrote:

The reason I saw them is that they are dated 2037 (December).

This often happens when a photo has no EXIF data information stored. Same with the timestamp being off. I have some photos that I took myself that this has happened to. It's not necessarily something to do with Dropbox.

jrlbell wrote:

Other than the sheer strangeness of seeing photos that are not mine in my Photos gallery, I am concerned that these photos might be some sort of trojan.

It's highly unlikely that they're a trojan. Possible, sure. But I doubt it. If you want to put yourself at ease over it and the files are synced to your computer, scan them with antivirus and anti-malware software.

jrlbell wrote:

Yes, I can just delete them, but that would make it difficult to get the bottom of this anomaly.

They're likely photos from a shared folder. If that's not the case, find the actual location of the photo in your account (Photos isn't a folder) and check the version history of the file. It will tell you which device it was added from.

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
8 months ago

Hi jrlbell, what Rich said is correct in general for unknown photos that are on your account.

Another possibility is that someone inserted a memory card on a computer you own with your Dropbox account signed in, and the Dropbox desktop application automatically uploaded them.

When you find out more information, please let us know!

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    jrlbell
    Helpful | Level 7
    8 months ago

    See my reply to Rich​ above.

    Nobody has access to my computers except me and no one has my Dropbox account except me, but others might find your suggestion helpful.

    Thanks.

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