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deleted folder re appeared after a couple of years
Something very weird just happened with my dropbox account. Out of nowhere, a folder which was deletec about 2 years ago re appeared on my dropbox. It has the files as they were, which makes me wonde...
Thanks everyone for your patience while we worked on a way to clean up the inadvertently restored files and folders. We've built a fix that will automatically return this content to the way it should be: deleted and out of your Dropbox. This will only impact the inadvertently restored files and folders, and only if you haven’t updated them. We’ll begin rolling out the fix to affected users’ accounts later today. We’re giving you a heads up here so you’re aware of why there may be changes to your Dropbox. Here’s a bit more information about the fix.
Will this affect my other files?
The fix will only impact the inadvertently restored files and folders. If you have edited the files or folders—by moving them or updating the content inside—they will stay in your Dropbox. You can still manually delete these files and folders if you don’t want them.What if I don’t want these files or folders removed?
While the fix will automatically take effect later today, you can contact our support team (dropbox.com/support) within 30 days and we’ll restore the files and folders for you. You won’t be able to restore on your own using the events page.Do I need to do anything?
We will automatically roll out the fix, you don’t need to do a thing. If you have questions or concerns, please write our support team at http://bit.ly/cm-support so that we can investigate your specific case. Your ticket will be prioritized by the team.Thanks again for your patience, and we’re sorry for any inconvenience and confusion we’ve caused.
So the reply I've had from Dropbox support is that simply I must have had an old computer reconnect and that revived the files. But this makes no sense. I had already checked which devices are linked and I only had either old, inactive ones (now removed) or the few I use all the time (and are uptodate). Their explaination also does not fit with so many of us experienceing the same problem. I'm wondering if THEY reconnected something old....
Anyway I'm worried about the integrity of my files and really not happy with that reply.
alex999 wrote:
So the reply I've had from Dropbox support is that simply I must have had an old computer reconnect and that revived the files. But this makes no sense. I had already checked which devices are linked and I only had either old, inactive ones (now removed) or the few I use all the time (and are uptodate). Their explaination also does not fit with so many of us experienceing the same problem. I'm wondering if THEY reconnected something old....
Anyway I'm worried about the integrity of my files and really not happy with that reply.
that is utterly bull**bleep**!
I've no computers added/removed/linked with my dropbox account, it just happened out of the blue!
