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myhappyforever
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

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.
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    Mark
    4 years ago

    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. 

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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. 

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myhappyforever
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Thanks so much!

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