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alee007's avatar
alee007
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

How secure are my files on Dropbox and can they be accessed by the employees?

Is my content physically accessable by dropbox and how can i be assure that my data is safe and caanot be leaked or shared ?

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    5 months ago

    Thanks for your post, alee007. 

     

    Rest assured that Dropbox employees can’t access your files or see their contents. 

     

    As for your security concern, you can see more details here and here on how Dropbox keeps your files secure.

     

    Let me know if I can be of more help, though.

    • Maqali's avatar
      Maqali
      New member | Level 2
      5 months ago
      If an account is disabled, the content is removed or it stays there?
      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        5 months ago
        Maqali wrote:
        If an account is disabled, the content is removed or it stays there?

        If removed by Dropbox data would be removed if there was no legal reasons to keep it (for example law enforcement action).

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      5 months ago
      Nancy wrote:

      Rest assured that Dropbox employees can’t access your files or see their contents. 

      That is technically not correct. Dropbox can access your files if they need to (for example for legal reasons) as per this help article. 

      • Maqali's avatar
        Maqali
        New member | Level 2
        5 months ago
        If they can or will ( if they need to in some cases) so how can be user feel secure that the files or data will be not shared or stolen or leaked by the dropbox ( staff) itself?
  • Maqali's avatar
    Maqali
    New member | Level 2
    5 months ago

    Does dropbox team physically look into content in the account? What is the surety that my content is secure ?

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      5 months ago
      Maqali wrote:
      Does dropbox team physically look into content in the account? What is the surety that my content is secure ?

      You can find that information in the Privacy Policy and Terms.

      • Maqali's avatar
        Maqali
        New member | Level 2
        5 months ago
        That information is not clear or doesnot clarify.

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