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alee007
Explorer | Level 3
7 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 ?

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    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
      If an account is disabled, the content is removed or it stays there?
      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
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        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
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      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
        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?
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    Maqali
    New member | Level 2

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

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
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      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.

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        Maqali
        New member | Level 2
        That information is not clear or doesnot clarify.