Which of the following files stores information about local Dropbox installation and account, email IDs linked with the account, current version/build for the local application, the host_id, and…

The correct answer is C. config.db. Dropbox stores its local configuration in config.db, a SQLite database located in the Dropbox application data folder. This file contains account-level metadata including the linked email address(es), host_id (a unique identifier for the installation), the installed…

Submitted by salim_om· Apr 18, 2026Disk Forensics

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Which of the following files stores information about local Dropbox installation and account, email IDs linked with the account, current version/build for the local application, the host_id, and local path information?

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Ahost.db
Bsigstore.db
Cconfig.db
Dfilecache.db

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A
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C
89% (25)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Dropbox stores its local configuration in config.db, a SQLite database located in the Dropbox application data folder. This file contains account-level metadata including the linked email address(es), host_id (a unique identifier for the installation), the installed version/build number, and local sync path settings. The other databases serve different purposes: host.db tracks host-related sync data, sigstore.db stores cryptographic signatures for file integrity, and filecache.db maintains a cache of file metadata and sync states.

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#Dropbox Forensics#Application Artifacts#Local Storage Analysis#Database Forensics

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