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Forum Discussion
Is Dropbox a safe haven from ransomware?
1) If my local computer and presumably my local network drive were to be encrypted by a ransomware attack, would my Dropbox files also be encrypted? 2) Or is Dropbox a safe place place for my file...
Rich
Super User II
Super User IIIt seems that if you pay for the Pro version they should provide protection against ransomware encryption.
How? Dropbox can't see that the files are encrypted (files uploaded to Dropbox are split into 4MB chunks), and even if it could, how could it differentiate between those encrypted by ransomware and those purposefully encrypted by the user?
Simply put, the security of your computer and the data stored on it is your responsibility. There are ways to protect your system from ransomware. Use them.
