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Sawyer1971
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago
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All files gone

For a decade or more I've used Dropbox as a place where I store files from jobs I've worked on. These are files I don't work on anymore, but use to look things up. Last week I wanted to check somethi...
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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    4 years ago

    Hi Sawyer1971, is it possible that you have two Dropbox accounts, and that you opened a new account by mistake? 

Sawyer1971's avatar
Sawyer1971
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Hi Mark,

 

My dropbox is completely empty: no files, no folders, no history, no events. Just the one file "how to get started with Dropbox." I get that computers only do what they're told to do, but in this case I most certainly never told anything to delete the files. 

 

Best, Erik

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Buleever2
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

NEVER MIND!  How embarrassing.  I logged on with a different email address.  Please forgive my mistake.

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