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Someone is the owner of my main folder in dropbox after my laptop was hacked

Someone is the owner of my main folder in dropbox after my laptop was hacked

RK_Kool
New member | Level 2

1 Year ago my laptop was hacked and my bank accounts were compromised. I did a complete hard reset of my laptop and everything has been fine until now. But I just noticed someone is the owner of a folder that I created(which has all my tax returns and Bank account information). Please see screenshot below.

 

If I delete this folder, will they still have access to the folder? Please advise.

 

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Re: Someone is the owner of my main folder in dropbox after my laptop was hacked

Mark
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Yes it should - but what we cannot say is if the other person has copies elsewhere. 


 


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Re: Someone is the owner of my main folder in dropbox after my laptop was hacked

Mark
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You need to take the files out of it and THEN delete it. They will then lose access to the files. 


 


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Re: Someone is the owner of my main folder in dropbox after my laptop was hacked

RK_Kool
New member | Level 2

Ok, I did that and the folder is empty now.  What will happen to the files if they stored it in the local machine? Will it be deleted automatically as well?

Re: Someone is the owner of my main folder in dropbox after my laptop was hacked

Mark
Super User II

Yes it should - but what we cannot say is if the other person has copies elsewhere. 


 


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