You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Forum Discussion
yanit
3 months agoExplorer | Level 4
My files are missing. How can I recover them?
Hi there, I missed a large amount of files in a few folders (photos and videos mostly) from my Dropbox. I have them synced to my Macbook. I didn't delete any of them and this morning they just disapp...
Jay
3 months agoDropbox Staff
Hi @yanit, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Did the files disappear from the computer, or from the Dropbox site?
Are there any files on the deleted files page on the site?
This will help me to assist further!
- yanit3 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Jay, they disappeared from both the Dropbox website and from my computers. I have already synced my Dropbox app with the website, and have been using it without any problems for many years, until today 😞
- Walter3 months agoDropbox Staff
When is the last time you remember seeing them on our website yanit?
Were they shared with you or were you the owner of the files by the way?
- yanit3 months agoExplorer | Level 4
I rarely checked the website, I used Dropbox mostly through the Dropbox app installed on my Macbook. The last time I saw these photos and videos were last week. I was the only owner of the folders/ files.
About Delete, edit, and organize
Solve issues with deleting, editing, and organizing files and folders in your Dropbox account with support from the Dropbox Community.
Need more support
If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.
For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.
If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!