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Staffan V
19 days agoNew member | Level 1
Unknown user deleted my file from a shared folder
An unknown person with no access or membership to my folder has deleted an important video file in my folder. In the folder history is a note "deleted by Xxxxx Yxxxx". How is this possible? Can anyb...
Staffan V
New member | Level 1
The folder that this MP4 video file C0002 was in had one other person than me in its member (edit) list. But none of the persons are known to me and I have added neither of them. Another mystery is that these two persons do exist in my town and both are connected to a nearby University.
So how could this happen? How and when did these two persons get access to my folder? And how could one - not even in the folder member list - be able to delete this file?
Can there be a Dropbox security issue? Or that the person deleted a file with the same name in his own folder but Dropbox accidentally deleted the wrong file?
Walter
19 days agoDropbox Staff
Hi there Staffan V - sorry to hear about this. Did you share a link to the folder in question with those people or even a computer where you were signed into your Dropbox account at some point perhaps?
You can have a look at your security page and see if you can find any devices or web sessions you don't recognize.
When it comes to the folder actions, you can take a look at the events page for more information. Are you able to find anything there since that would be the place where all uploads, edits, and deletions are normally logged?
- Staffan V18 days agoNew member | Level 1
Hi Walter. I haven't shared this folder to anyone. Look at my attachment (if it´s there), Events print screen. This Berth-Arne [removed per Community Guidelines] deleted my video file and then removed himself from access. It seems to be a sabotage.
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