Yes, looks genuine to me and the ‘sign in’ link is to a valid domain name.
-- Graham Street Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) On Friday, 26 August 2016 at 18:15, Gillian Snoxall wrote: > Hello Graham and Stephen, > > Many thanks for your help. I have now downloaded the app and installed > Dropbox and am ready to go. (You will be pleased to know that I have just > ordered this book: > Dropbox In 30 Minutes (2nd Edition): The beginner’s guide to Dropbox backup, > syncing, and sharing > (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dropbox-30-Minutes-2nd-beginners-ebook/dp/B00JJVMXTW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472230880&sr=1-1&keywords=dropbox), > by Ian Lamont). > > > Meanwhile, this is the email I received from Dropbox, and which I think is > genuine: > > > Hi Gillian, > We noticed you haven't used your Dropbox account under > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) in over a year. > Want to keep your account? > If so, sign into Dropbox before October 21, 2016.Sign in to keep your account > (https://www.dropbox.com/l/uxhJfkpEgIisj4N73xg6rf1/login)> > > Click the button or go directly to https://www.dropbox.com/login > > Recently used Dropbox but still received this email? > If you recently used Dropbox, we’re emailing you about a separate, unused > account. Compare the email address on the account you're actively using to > the one in this email. Even the addition or removal of a period ('.') from > the address indicates a separate account. > No longer want your account? > We’ll automatically close your account on October 21, 2016. For help with > saving your files before your account closes, visit our help center article > (https://www.dropbox.com/l/9EmUH4lb3APUX6Cpw6cYQZ/help/9080). > What’s going to happen to your account? > Once your account is closed, you won't be able to sign in anymore or link any > new devices. Your data will also be subject to deletion from the service. > If you have questions or need help with your account, please visit our help > center (https://www.dropbox.com/l/9EmUH4lb3APUX6Cpw6cYQZ/help/9080) or > contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). > Sincerely, > - The Dropbox Team > Protect yourself from phishing emails. > We will never ask you for your password in an email. If you don’t trust a > link in an email, go directly to the normal login page. Learn more about > phishing and malware > (https://www.dropbox.com/l/IMuPoFg7v8zGDAHLMje2E71/help/9113) > > > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > Gilly > > > > > On 24 Aug 2016, at 10:24, [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: > > Hello Gilly, > > > > Another common use for it is to sync between programs that don’t have > > access to iCloud. I’ve just bought my partner the Scrivener app for iOS > > (he’s used it on the Mac for years) and it’s really only useful for him > > because it syncs projects between the two via Dropbox. > > > > But I wan’t aware that Dropbox accounts expire, so I would, as Graham > > suggests, check that the email is genuine. Delete that message and just go > > directly to https://www.dropbox.com (https://www.dropbox.com/) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Stephen > > > > One becomes old when dreams become regrets - Unknown > > > > > > > On 24 Aug 2016, at 10:17, Gillian Snoxall <[email protected] > > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > Morning Graham! > > > > > > Thank you for your reply. You are always so quick to help and I do > > > appreciate that. > > > > > > I am amazed to see how much you use Dropbox. > > > > > > I am pretty sure the Dropbox message I received is legitimate. I think > > > the problem is with me, as I have never got to grips with Dropbox (the > > > website is not exactly user-friendly), so obviously that is where I need > > > to start. > > > > > > Gilly > > > > > > > > > > On 24 Aug 2016, at 09:23, Graham Street <[email protected] > > > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > That sounds like a junk/spam message asking you to log into a pretend > > > > DropBox account. > > > > Are you sure the message is legitimate? > > > > I use DropBox every day - putting files there, send files to customers > > > > (and receiving files), software backups and and even some website > > > > database backups go there. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Graham Street > > > > Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wednesday, 24 August 2016 at 09:14, Gillian Snoxall wrote: > > > > > > > > > Apparently my Dropbox account closes in 60 days unless I do something > > > > > to prevent that. > > > > > > > > > > Does everyone still use Dropbox? 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