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Smilence
3 months agoNew member | Level 2
My files have gone missing unexpectedly
After 13 years of using dropbox, I've discovered that some of the important files in one folder just gone missing. The folder seems to be empty, despite that I know for sure there are gigabytes of da...
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hi there, Smilence, and sorry to hear about this.
Dropbox wouldn't really delete your files; did you check your emails to see if you received any emails about file deletions in your account?
Also, were those files shared with someone else, or simple, non-shared files?
I'd suggest checking your deleted files, your events and your shared page, in the case that the files were shared.
Let me know what you find.
Creativenap
2 months agoExplorer | Level 4
- Hannah2 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey Creativenap, thanks for the nudge here and sorry to see that your files are missing.
I can see from your ticket number that you're already in contact with our specialists about your issue.
Unfortunately, here on the Community, we don't have access to info specific to your account, so there's not much we can do.
However, you can continue working with the agent that's currently on your case on that ticket, to get to the bottom of this.
We've passed your comments along and raised the priority of the ticket, so you should be getting a response the soonest possible.
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