Dropbox paranoia
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- ohhhhhsnap
First time using drop box. If I drag/drop work for a client from my desktop do they have access to ALL of the files on my desktop?
Ugh... did a stupid thing.
- CanHasQBN0
no
- thanks CanHas... phew. I dragged and dropped a file from my desktop but they'd only have access to that 1 file right?ohhhhhsnap
- CanHasQBN0
how are they accessing the files? are you sending them a download link ("copy public link")?
- just dragged and dropped from my computer. no linking involved.ohhhhhsnap
- and they have access to the dropbox by signing in?CanHasQBN
- Yes, they do.ohhhhhsnap
- neight0
They will have access to every file that you have placed in that folder...
...including the nudie pix.
- qoob0
By dragging from desktop, you have likely given them read/write privileges to your machine.
- ohhhhhsnap0
fuck.
i just deleted my account.
can they still access?
- CanHasQBN0
i doubt they ever had access to your computer. it doesn't work that way. are you having a goddamn panic attack?
- ohhhhhsnap0
qoob... why are you messing with me.
and yes CanHas... i was. thanks for chilling me out. i need a shot of tequila, this 6point isn't doing the trick.
- qoob0
Just giving you a friendly scare...like a good horror movie:D
- ohhhhhsnap0
I think the thing that made me a little paranoid was that Photoshop's Cue had kicked in (I never use it) and said that changes were made to a file that I was working on... and 1 file name had been changed.
- ohhhhhsnap0
it's all good now. freak out over. i'm going to bed.
- mekk0
dudes. when you drop a file into the dropbox folder it will be uploaded to db. nobody has access to your machine.
- stewdio0
I thought this was going to be a thread about either 1. how Dropbox is peeking at your files even though they initially claimed everything was encrypted, or 2. how the US gov might pull Dropbox offline as a grossly miscalculated anti-piracy measure (a la MegaUpload) causing everyone to lose all of their data, or even 3. how Dropbox should have said yes when Apple offered to buy them because now Google's GDrive and Apple's iCloud are going to swoop in and eat its lunch.
But yea, delete System32 just to be sure ;)
- mekk0
skydrive ftw!
- maikel0
hey, I can see his dropbox from mine! Hey snapp it looks like you haven't configured your privacy settings correctly...
- vaxorcist0
Don't worry, I'm sure the RIAA and MPAA are already starting on you
- i_monk0
Is this your first time on the internet?