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Account accessed by third party and files deleted
Hi, first time posting. I have an issue with a friend who’s wife had a paid for account and who sadly passed away last year. Husband is not great on computers. She was a successful business woman, w...
Hi Stella 49, I'd suggest that you contact our Support team directly.
They might be able to give you more info on this, since they have the ability to look at account-specific info on your account.
I hope this helps!
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi Stella 49, welcome to our Community and happy March 1st!
As for the deletion that took place on the account you're investigating for, you'd need to first restore the file, then check for the "previous version history" on the website, in order to check more as to what happened, and where it came from.
Dropbox keeps a copy of all files for 30 days after they are deleted for Basic accounts. Provided that the files were deleted within that time period, you should be able to access the events page, and restore any content you might need.
Can you give this a go?
Keep me posted!
Hi,
Thanks for your response and apologies for the delay in coming back to you. I found a lot of deleted files in a back up folder, but nowhere near the amount shown in the notification. These have been downloaded to a pc. I did see that deleted files are stored for 180 days in the back up folder before being permanently deleted and am wondering if they were deleted 180 days ago, so the notification last week was just confirming they had been removed. It’s a difficult program to get around if you’re not used to it. Thanks again 😊
Thanks for your response and apologies for the delay in coming back to you. I found a lot of deleted files in a back up folder, but nowhere near the amount shown in the notification. These have been downloaded to a pc. I did see that deleted files are stored for 180 days in the back up folder before being permanently deleted and am wondering if they were deleted 180 days ago, so the notification last week was just confirming they had been removed. It’s a difficult program to get around if you’re not used to it. Thanks again 😊
- Mark
Super User II
The Events log often only lists for 180 days if you are paid. Sometimes its longer, however, restored are limited to that - if you are paid at time of deletion. If things were removed before that (or 30 days for free users) they are not recoverable.
