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Rachel W.11
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
Warning message about deleted files
I have received an email alert from Dropbox, advising that I have deleted a large number of files from my Dropbox Pro account.
When I log on to the web portal, or when I look on my Mac, all of my f...
- 9 years agoThe deleted page wouldnt show it I'm afraid (in fact I personally find that page a bit useless!). The page doesnt show 'large deletions'.... helpful eh?
Anyway!
If you havent seen files go missing and Events (www.dropbox.com/events) isnt showing them I'd assume its a system error. That, or, it was actually an email that isnt from Dropbox - some of the more recent phishing emails going round have been very authentic.
Rich
9 years agoSuper User II
Have you moved or renamed a large folder? If so, Dropbox sees that as a deletion of one folder and the creation of a new one, which could trigger the deletion email that you received.
- PeterKnape7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks Rich,
You are right. I moved a folder, than got a "you deleted 80 mes... ". No items in delete folder, oeoeoeoef.
Could be more intuitive :-)!
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