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Georgiegirl78
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8 years ago
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Can I recover a deleted Paper doc?

Ahh I have just deleted my first paper doc that I created and I need to get it back - any hep much appreciated!!

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  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    8 years ago
    Hey there (Georgiegirl78), you can find all the relevant steps to restore your docs on this resource, though let me quickly repeat for you below: 
     
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    #1. Sign in to Paper.
    #2. Click Docs.
    #3. Click Archived or Deleted.
    #4. Click the doc you'd like to restore.
    #5. Click the Restore button that appears

    Hopefully this answers your question & please do keep me updated on this discussion in case you need any further assistance in any way. Happy Paper-editing! 📝

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  • Fiona's avatar
    Fiona
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    7 years ago

    Hey Johannessss. Thanks for reaching out about this. 

    Sorry to hear this didn't work. :slight_frown:

    Did you receive an error from the website? Did you not manage to locate the deleted docs? 

    What happened exactly? 

  • Johannessss's avatar
    Johannessss
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    i just deleted a dropbox paper. now its gone... is there a deleted folder?

     

  • Fiona's avatar
    Fiona
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    7 years ago

    There is a doc tab and a folder tab in your Home page. Follow the steps provided below to restore Paper folders

    Click "Folders" in your Dropbox Paper homepage.

    Then select "Archived". Please note there is no "Deleted" option in the Paper folders options, while docs have this option.

    Hope you get your docs restored! crossed fingers 

     

  • agunn's avatar
    agunn
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    I get lost at step 3, no where on my screen says "Archived" or "Deleted".

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    6 years ago

    Hi agunn; how are you today?

    You're clicking on the 'Viewed recently' first - right?

    This is what I get when I click on it: 

    [IMAGE LINK IS BROKEN AND CANNOT BE DISPLAYED]

    If you're not seeing this, can you post a screenshot of what you see and/or try another browser to see if it's a browser specific issue?

    Keep us posted! 

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