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banderstone
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox Rewind - Can a malicious attacker delete the version history?

Hi all, A friend and I were discussing Dropbox's ability to handle malicious attacks. I know that the "Rewind" feature allows you to revert your account 30-180 days, depending on Dropbox plan. How...
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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey banderstone, thanks for posting your question!

 

The version history of an account cannot be manually deleted, actually.

 

It will expire after 30-180 days, as you mentioned, but it cannot be deleted.

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any additional questions.

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