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nyc10
6 years agoExplorer | Level 3
if someone shares a folder with you and you save it to your Dropbox, can they delete that folder fro
Hi,
Someone shared a Dropbox folder with me, and I saved it to my Dropbox. However, now, when I want to go to the files in it, it's nowhere to be found in my Dropbox. I have a piece of software, wh...
Daphne
Dropbox Community Moderator
6 years agoHi nyc10, I'd be more than happy to help get to the bottom of this!
I'd suggest checking your Events page here, to try and locate the event associated with this folder.
Also, can you have a look in your Sharing tab here incase the folder was mistakenly deleted from your account temporarily?
It's possible that the owner has unshared the folder with you, in which case you wouldn't be able to restore the files or undo the event. You would need to contact them to reshare the folder/files with you.
Let me know what you find!
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