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robecq's avatar
robecq
Explorer | Level 4
8 months ago

Around 500 images created via Arduino IDE were randomly deleted via my mobile app.

So I am trying to understand what has happened, and how to avoid it again (i'm assuming it is something I have done) I'm coding micro controllers for a project of mine (arduino IDE) and have about ...
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Nancy
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8 months ago

Hey robecq! Thanks for posting here. 

This sounds a bit unexpected indeed, so let’s have a look.

First off, can you go to your Events page here, and locate/open those deletion events? Do you see any other kind of info that could help us pinpoint why your files were deleted from your mobile device?

Other than that, do you remember if you were working on your project on your PC around that time, or if you were accessing your Dropbox account via your mobile app?

Let me know once you have more details.

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