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rosita1
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Files deleted after not logging in

Dropbox emptied my account of all files because I had not logged in for too long of a time.  I requested they restore my files, but to no avail.  Now there are 2 files that show up from the ones empt...
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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago

You cant - Dropbox deletes accounts after 12 months of inactivity. They are permanently removed from its servers. 

 

However, files MAY appear locally if that hasnt sync'd to Dropbox, or, it was a share which is reopened. 

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