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Jilena
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago
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Help! wiped out all my files! How can I find out if Dropbox still has them?

I let my Plus account go a few months ago, so was on Basic. I removed Dropbox from my computer tonite. In the process, I wiped out the sync folder, and now all my file folders and files are gone from...
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    Jilena
    3 years ago

    Thanks, all of you, for your encouragement! I did sign in to Basic, was able to see that there were 137 Gigs of files, so I paid for Plus, and seem to have all my files back!

    Jilena

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Mark
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3 years ago

Upgrading now wont change what is on the Dropbox site Jilena 

 

You should be able to just go to www.dropbox.com/home and see all your files. 

Jilena's avatar
Jilena
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Thanks, all of you, for your encouragement! I did sign in to Basic, was able to see that there were 137 Gigs of files, so I paid for Plus, and seem to have all my files back!

Jilena

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