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Dropbox: Oops, yeah, we didn't actually delete all your files – this bug kept them in the cloud

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Delete from the Cloud -> <NULL>

Just like Microsoft's new Windows 10 Privacy Portal, deleting the private data MIcrosoft has collected on you web history etc, has absolutely no real effect. It doesn't delete anything as such. It's a ridiculous notion due to regulatory systems in place on that cloud data.

The idea Dropbox deletes user files in 60 days is a superficial statement at best, due to multiple backups/redundancy retaining that data across multiple sites. What this has proven is Dropbox don't even delete it after 5 years, even if you specifically did so. This is no metadata mix-up.

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