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CarboneT
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

Accidentally deleted a Folder less than 30 days ago... can't find it to restore

On August 14th I was trying to free up some space on my work computer.  I apparently deleted a folder from my dropbox that had a TON of files in it.  That folder nor any of its content appears in my ...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    4 months ago

    Thanks for the update here, @CarboneT!

     

    I'm glad to see that you were able to find and restore your files.

     

    If you need anything else, let us know!

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Hannah
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Hey @CarboneT, sorry to hear about this.

 

Was the folder in question a shared or a non-shared one?

 

Do you perhaps see the deletion event in your events page here?

 

Let me know how it goes.

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CarboneT
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

All set!  I got it back. Thank yo for your help!

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    4 months ago

    Thanks for the update here, @CarboneT!

     

    I'm glad to see that you were able to find and restore your files.

     

    If you need anything else, let us know!

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