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Natmonster's avatar
Natmonster
Helpful | Level 7
4 years ago

Photographs that are NOT mine in Dropbox - and NOT as a result of using a shared computer!

Hello, I have discovered a folder in my Dropbox entitled 'Camera Uploads' which is full of hundreds of photos and videos that are not mine. The files are dated from August 2012-November 2013 (whic...
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cathy 11's avatar
cathy 11
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I just had a similar experience of receiving photos of someone I do not know. I never share my computer, ever. The photos were taken in 2001 and 2002 in Napa, California, at the hot air balloon race. I'm sure they want their old photos but there is no way to know who they are, and Dropbox does not have any way to contact them. I will keep the photos for a while and if I don't hear anything in the next few weeks I will delete the photos. But it's alarming that this could happen. But it seems many other people have had similar experiences.

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    Walter
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    2 years ago

    Hey cathy 11, sorry to hear about this.

     

    Did you check the version history of any of those files to see if you can find more information about when or who/which device uploaded them in the first place?

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