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Dropbox Passwords discontinued
Dropbox shut down Passwords, the password manager included with Plus, Family and Professional
What changed
- Dropbox Passwords
- Was Before: Included with Plus, Family and Professional
- After: Discontinued; saved entries deleted
When it applies to you
- New users
- Existing users
- View-only from
- Autofill stopped then; the mobile app stopped working on Sep 11, 2025 and data was deleted on Oct 28, 2025 (Dropbox Help).
What this means for you
Subscribers lost the password manager that came with their plan and had to export their passwords and move to another app, possibly a paid one. Anything not exported by the deadline was deleted.
What you can do
How we know
An archived copy of the US plans page from Jun 4, 2023 marks Dropbox Passwords included on Plus, Family and Professional.
Dropbox Help said Passwords would become view-only on Aug 28, 2025, with autofill turned off.
Dropbox Passwords was fully discontinued on Oct 28, 2025 and saved entries were deleted.
Dropbox pointed users to another password manager, such as 1Password.
Sources
- Dropbox Help: Dropbox Passwords discontinuation (updated Aug 1, 2025; capture Aug 2 2025: view-only Aug 28, app stops Sep 11, discontinued Oct 28, 2025) · archived copy
- Dropbox plans page, US (Jun 4 2023: Dropbox Passwords “Included” on Plus, Family and Professional) · archived copy
- The Register: Users left scrambling for a plan B as Dropbox drops Dropbox Passwords (Jul 30, 2025) (secondary)
Full research notes
Dropbox Help (Dropbox Passwords discontinuation, updated August 1, 2025): 'the Dropbox Passwords application will be discontinued on October 28, 2025.' Key dates: '8/28/25: Dropbox Passwords will become view-only in both the mobile app and browser extension', with autofill deactivated; '9/11/25: The Dropbox Passwords mobile app will stop working'; '10/28/25: Dropbox Passwords will be fully discontinued. You’ll no longer be able to access or add any saved usernames, passwords, and payment information and these entries will be permanently and securely deleted from our servers. The dark web monitoring feature will be discontinued.' Dropbox recommends 'transferring your passwords to another trusted and secure password manager application such as 1Password', a separate product. The US plans page's comparison table on June 4, 2023 marked Dropbox Passwords 'Included' on Plus, Family and Professional (and on Standard and Advanced). News coverage (The Register, July 30, 2025) reported the shutdown (secondary).
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