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How long does Dropbox keep files for?
Once I've uploaded my files to DropBox, will they stay there forever, until I delete them manually? Or do they get deleted automatically at some point? Thank you.
It depends... if you keep the account active and regularly log in OR pay for it they, in theory, are there forever. If you dont then accounts are purged after 12 months of inactivity.
The other thing to be cautious of is that accounts which are over quota could have files removed to bring them under quota (as per T&C's) but thats not something that has happened yet.
- Mark
Super User II
It depends... if you keep the account active and regularly log in OR pay for it they, in theory, are there forever. If you dont then accounts are purged after 12 months of inactivity.
The other thing to be cautious of is that accounts which are over quota could have files removed to bring them under quota (as per T&C's) but thats not something that has happened yet.
Thanks so much!
Hi @Mark, thank you for your answer
I have an additional question, I really appreciate it if you would help me
hypothetically I pay for a subscription and get more GBs for my storage and I upload my files and it goes over the quota and then I stop my payment and after 4 or 5 months I pay again and get a subscription plan with more storage than my data. does Dropbox keep my files forever?
I'm concerned about what you said about bringing accounts under quota, could you please give me a T&C link for it?
the reason why I'm asking is I've used Dropbox and it's great but I'm living in a country (Iran) where the USD price is flying and our national currency is worth nothing so I can't pay monthly because of the high USD price here
- Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Hi navid_j! I hope you don’t mind me jumping in.
You can check this Help Center article for more info on Dropbox accounts closed due to inactivity.
Other than that, and just to be on the same page, would you like to know whether this could happen to your Dropbox account, if it’s been upgraded to a paid subscription in the meantime?
