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Ingoo
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Unknown file in recent

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this question, I’m new here. I logged into Dropbox from my phone earlier today to find a folder to share with a friend and discovered a random video ...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi Ingoo, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Is it possible that this is a shared file? Could you try searching for it on this page on your account?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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Ingoo
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Hi Jay, yes, I can find the file there. So it has been shared with me. Although I don't know who the person is that's shared it (well, I can see the name, but don't know anyone by that name), and nor does that explain why it appeared in my recently accessed files, when I didn't access it, and it was shared over a month ago. I don't recall receiving a notification that the file had been shared with me either. 

 

I have no interest in the file and would ideally just like to delete it from my Dropbox altogether. I don't seem to have that option. And I don't seem to have a way to contact the person who shared it, to ask them why they shared it (or to remove it).

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