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Douglas F.9
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
My laptop was stolen - what can I do?
My laptop was stolen and there's information on it stored locally in Dropbox. I read with interest that you can do a Remote wipe i.e Clear files from lost or stolen devices to keep company files i...
- 9 years ago
I have already unlinked the device but didn't see any option to do a remote wipe, does this mean I cant do a remote wipe.
Yes, As soon as you unlink it there is now way of removing data off the device - remote wipe is only available to Pro and Business users and so only those users see it when they unlink.
Stephanie N.8
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
I thought of deleting my dropbox account -- which is now empty of all files -- and creating a new one. But I don't know if that is advisable.
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