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_Miri
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4 years ago
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Account deleted. Can I restore any of the files stored there?

I deleted my Business account. Now I'm in need of some files. Can I recover them somehow?  
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    4 years ago
    Kylie93 wrote:
    My university had a Dropbox business account and I was a user. It was deleted today. Is there anyway to recover the files in this dropbox account and transfer it to my personal dropbox?

    You need to contact the team admin for the Business account and ask them to restore the account. Act quickly as they only have seven days to do it before the account can no longer be recovered. Only the team admin will be able to do this for you; Dropbox can't do it.

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Kylie93
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
My university had a Dropbox business account and I was a user. It was deleted today. Is there anyway to recover the files in this dropbox account and transfer it to my personal dropbox?
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Rich
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4 years ago
Kylie93 wrote:
My university had a Dropbox business account and I was a user. It was deleted today. Is there anyway to recover the files in this dropbox account and transfer it to my personal dropbox?

You need to contact the team admin for the Business account and ask them to restore the account. Act quickly as they only have seven days to do it before the account can no longer be recovered. Only the team admin will be able to do this for you; Dropbox can't do it.

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    Kylie93
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago
    Thank you. I have already attempted contact but they are unresponsive. I worry that they have already deleted the entire business account. Is there anything else I should do?
    • Megan's avatar
      Megan
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      4 years ago

      Hi Kylie93, how are you today?

       

      Have you opened a ticket with our Support team? If so, could you send it over to me, so I can locate it on our system?

       

      Keep me posted! 

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        Kylie93
        Explorer | Level 4
        4 years ago
        Thank you for replying Megan. I only see options to talk to the chat bot and post in this forum. Is there another way I can get support?

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