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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...
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 😞
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffWhen 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?
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.
- Walter
Were you experiencing any syncing issues back then perhaps yanit?
If they had been uploaded to your Dropbox account, there should be a sign of them in your events page, that's why I'm asking.
Hi Walter, I don't think so. I have seen Dropbox notifications about me exceeding the storage space that I have with my account, but there was never a notification/ indication that the files that I had in my folders would disappear because some of the new files were not synced. The folders that disappeared were from many years ago and they had been sitting there for at least 3-4 years.
