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Blez's avatar
Blez
New member | Level 1
8 months ago

Dropbox deleting files after uploading and restoring them

Dropbox is deleting files in seconds after both upload and restoring the files once they're deleted.  There are numerous threads about this but they either say it can't happen, it is, or its user error. I don't have any other access locations active and the deletion is happening in seconds and has done so repeatedly.

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    8 months ago
    Blez wrote:

    Dropbox is deleting files in seconds after both upload and restoring the files once they're deleted.

    Dropbox doesn't (and can't) delete your files like that. Take a look at your Events page to see if you can determine where the deletion is occurring.

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