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    <title>topic Really old Dropbox account. How do I recover these photos? in Security and Permissions</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685404#M8863</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;I filled up my Dropbox account with pics and then totally moved on some years ago. How do I recover these photos? And i don't use the same email anymore (Hotmail)&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 23:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>giulialatini</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-05-18T23:52:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Really old Dropbox account. How do I recover these photos?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685404#M8863</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I filled up my Dropbox account with pics and then totally moved on some years ago. How do I recover these photos? And i don't use the same email anymore (Hotmail)&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 23:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685404#M8863</guid>
      <dc:creator>giulialatini</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-05-18T23:52:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Really old Dropbox account. How do I recover these photos?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685418#M8864</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1706332"&gt;@giulialatini&lt;/a&gt;, welcome to our Community!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;When you say that you moved on, do you mean that you forgot the account in question? When was the last time that you accessed that account?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Was it more than a year ago?&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Keep me posted!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 23:55:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685418#M8864</guid>
      <dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-05-18T23:55:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Really old Dropbox account. How do I recover these photos?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685447#M8870</link>
      <description>Yes, it has been about 6 years.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 04:29:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685447#M8870</guid>
      <dc:creator>giulialatini</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-05-19T04:29:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Really old Dropbox account. How do I recover these photos?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685481#M8871</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1706332"&gt;@giulialatini&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;, if the account has been inactive for over 12 months, then it would've been deactivated by Dropbox. This means it wouldn't be possible to recover the files within the account.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;I'm sorry I can't be more helpful on this matter.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 07:16:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/685481#M8871</guid>
      <dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-05-19T07:16:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Retrieve old pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/702048#M9950</link>
      <description>Hi,&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I used dropbox many years ago (2014-2015) and I know I uploaded a lot of photos. The problem is that i don’t remember what email address I used, I tried a few ones that I know I had but can still not find anything. Is it possible to retrieve an account or see more detail by only searching in my name?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/702048#M9950</guid>
      <dc:creator>EEneo</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-28T08:15:15Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve old pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/702057#M9951</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1730843"&gt;@EEneo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;, welcome to our Community.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When was the last time you logged in to this account? Because if it's been more than a year, it likely doesn't exist anymore, due to inactivity.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Can you check your email accounts or emails from Dropbox, to see if you can find that out?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:56:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/702057#M9951</guid>
      <dc:creator>Hannah</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-28T08:56:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Retrieve old pictures</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/702064#M9952</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1730843"&gt;@EEneo&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;Hi,&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I used dropbox many years ago (2014-2015) and I know I uploaded a lot of photos. The problem is that i don’t remember what email address I used, I tried a few ones that I know I had but can still not find anything. Is it possible to retrieve an account or see more detail by only searching in my name?&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Hi&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;There is no way to find an account by name etc. The only way is email. BUT as has been said if you last logged in 12+ months ago said account would have now been removed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:24:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/702064#M9952</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-07-28T09:24:47Z</dc:date>
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      <title>I dont know what happened to my previous Dropbox</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724108#M11993</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;This is a bit tricky. I am pretty sure that I used to have a Dropbox account, with all my files, with an email address I cannot access anymore (like really). It was 1+ year ago. On my computer, I have a "Dropbox (Ancien)" (French for "old") file with a lot of my files on it, but none that are on my new DropBox account.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I am afraid about what happened to the files in my old account; in particular I worry that those are still shared with people that I dont want in my files. What can I do to know if they are accessing those files or if the files are still on my old Dropbox ?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;To sum up:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;1) I am writting from a new DropBox account but I used to have an old Dropbox account (I have not touched it in 1+ year)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2) On it were the files that are now in my "Dropbox (Ancien)" (French for "old") file in my computer&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;3) I cannot access the old Dropbox because my old mail was definitely closed (it was a pro email)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;4) I want to know if the people I shared parts of my Dropbox with can still access the files (and I cannot contact them, because I am not sure who had access and that was linked to a pro situation)&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;5) I want to know if the Dropbox is still alive and accessible by others&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank you very much I am very concerned and do not know who to ask.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:14:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724108#M11993</guid>
      <dc:creator>Am761</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-10-25T00:14:39Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I dont know what happened to my previous Dropbox</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724120#M11994</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Sorry to hear about this, &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1760264"&gt;@Am761&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;To be honest, if it's been more than 12 months since that account was accessed, it's now probably disabled due to inactivity.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Were the shared files in question owned by you? Meaning did you create the folders?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:54:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724120#M11994</guid>
      <dc:creator>Hannah</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-10-25T00:54:24Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I dont know what happened to my previous Dropbox</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724123#M11995</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Hannah,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Yes they were. I did some kind of back up of my own files on my dropbox at some point.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have two questions:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- if the account was deleted, does it mean that the others are not able to access my files anymore?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;- how can I know if the files were deleted? I can send copies of my ID and everything to prove it's me. I can also provide proof from my employer that it was indeed my email.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724123#M11995</guid>
      <dc:creator>Am761</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-10-25T01:00:37Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I dont know what happened to my previous Dropbox</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724124#M11996</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;If others kept on accessing my files shouldnt that make the account and files still accessible? I did not access my account in the last year. I am windering if the fact that they access my files, from their account, would keep my account alive.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724124#M11996</guid>
      <dc:creator>Am761</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-10-25T01:02:45Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I dont know what happened to my previous Dropbox</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Really-old-Dropbox-account-How-do-I-recover-these-photos/m-p/724127#M11997</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1760264"&gt;@Am761&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If others kept on accessing my files shouldnt that make the account and files still accessible?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;No. Accessing an account refers to signing in. Also, someone accessing files in a shared folder are accessing their own copy of the files in their account; they aren't accessing files in your account. When files are shared, each person has their own copy.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Unfortunately, if you haven't accessed the account in over a year, the account and the files within it are already deleted and cannot be recovered. If you're in contact with anyone with whom you shared files, they may still have a copy of those shared files.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:42:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-10-25T01:42:23Z</dc:date>
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