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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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Jay
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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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