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DutchFamily
11 months agoNew member | Level 2
Family history for last 10 years is missing!
Hello, My first time here and first post. I've been using Dropbox since 2015 primarily as backup for our family picture. Regular I viewed the pictures with family members and friends. Last time was ...
Mark
11 months agoSuper User II
What is www.dropbox.com/events showing?
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- DutchFamily11 months agoNew member | Level 2
Thanks for the reply Mark!
The 'events' sections does not show any reference to the missing files. Only today i deleted 13 pictures. They're still there, but nothing related to our missing history.
I'm happy to purchase any plan provided i get gaurantee to restore my files..
- Mark11 months agoSuper User II
Purchasing a plan now wont recover files if they were removed over 30 days ago. Plans only work on day they are purchased onwards.
Does www.dropbox.com/events not show anything bar todays stuff? If so I'm afraid that means that the files were deleted at least 6 months ago which is usually how long that page stores data.
- Jay11 months agoDropbox Staff
Hi DutchFamily, if you're not seeing the missing files on the deleted files page or the events page, then there's a few possibilities as to why this might be the case:
- The files are on another Dropbox account
- They were on a shared folder you don't have access to any more
- The files were deleted outside of the 30 day period
- The files were permanently deleted
Is it possible that any of the above could be true for those files?
- DutchFamily11 months agoNew member | Level 2
@Jay, I have only one dropbox account. I never deleted a photo myself, and i did not make any folder shared. I used to check the privacy to ensure that the pictures are only accessible to me. That used to work for years but today everything disappeared. Once more, i did not delete any photo. For clarity, I'm a software programmer myself (hobby) and know how to manage my digital life. I only use Apple devices..
If the files were deleted, then the only assumption i can make is that someone from dropbox had accessed my folders WITHOUT permission who has destroyed our history! I still hope someone from dropbox can look with us to see what went wrong. Hope there're some system log files that may give us a clue..
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