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Debkny
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Accidentally deleted backup folder, can't access Finder, etc.

I accidentally deleted my backup folder, and now I am unable to access the Finder, Desktop, Documents, etc.  I get the message that "Finder can't be found", "Desktop can't be found" and on and on.  D...
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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Debkny, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

Could you try restoring your computer backup from the Dropbox site directly?

 

Keep me updated with any progress!

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Debkny
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hi, Jay -

It's not giving me the option to restore...

 

- Debby

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