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Iselin1
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2 months ago

Dropbox deleted my files after 2 years. Is this possible?

Hi! i logged into my dropbox account for the first time since 2023, and i cant find any files in my account (its a free account). Could they have been deleted by dropbox, and is there any way to reco...
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Mark
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2 months ago
Iselin1 wrote:

Could they have been deleted by dropbox

Yes they will have. 

Dropbox deletes the data on accounts after 12 months of inactivity. You get multiple email warnings this is going to occur before they do it. 

Iselin1 wrote:

and is there any way to recover them?

No, not via Dropbox, I'm afraid. Once data is removed its permanent. 

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