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NL73
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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Deleted files from shared folder

Hi, I have a problem. I share a folder in my Dropbox with 2 other people and now all of the files in that folder a gone Is there any chance to get them back? The files are nowhere to be found
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    Mark
    2 years ago

    No, I'm afraid not. 

    Every person in the share has the same rights to it - i.e. they can add/edit/delete things. 

     

    The only possibility is if they have kept a copy elsewhere. What does sometimes happen is that a person moves the files out of Dropbox share to a different directory which deletes from the share, but, they still have them. 

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Mark
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2 years ago

No, I'm afraid not. 

Every person in the share has the same rights to it - i.e. they can add/edit/delete things. 

 

The only possibility is if they have kept a copy elsewhere. What does sometimes happen is that a person moves the files out of Dropbox share to a different directory which deletes from the share, but, they still have them. 

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NL73
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks  for the help

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