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ID 1540981
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3 years ago
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Can my admin see the file I deleted?

Hey quys I uploaded something to my work account, but from my dropbox and then I deleted it. It only appears on my deleted files and no one else from my coworkers. I was wondering if it appears on th...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    3 years ago

    Hi ID 1540981 

     

    Does it appear at www.dropbox.com/events?

     

    If so, yes, in theory they could as they could log in as you/see your files etc., however, they'd actively need to do that - it wouldnt be obvious to them otherwise i.e. it wont appear on any of their default pages

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Nancy
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3 years ago

Hey ID 1540981, thanks for posting your question here. 

 

Just to clarify, was this file shared with the rest of your team or was it a personal file that you uploaded, without adding anyone else to view it on Dropbox?

 

Let me know, and we’ll take it from there.

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    ID 1540981
    Explorer | Level 3
    3 years ago

    Hello Nancy,

     

    Thank you for your response. It was a personal file that I uploaded on the Dropbox app without adding anyone else to view it. So basically I just dragged it from desktop and accidentally dropped it into the Dropbox app but deleted it instantly. 

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
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      3 years ago

      Hi ID 1540981 

       

      Does it appear at www.dropbox.com/events?

       

      If so, yes, in theory they could as they could log in as you/see your files etc., however, they'd actively need to do that - it wouldnt be obvious to them otherwise i.e. it wont appear on any of their default pages

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        ID 1540981
        Explorer | Level 3
        3 years ago

        Thank you so much for you response.

         

        One more question. I was wondering if the admin can see the content inside the folder without restoring it or will they have to restore it back on dropbox to access the material inside? 

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