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mikedar's avatar
mikedar
Explorer | Level 3
1 month ago

How can I recover a deleted file?

Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 10.) Question or Issue I accidently deleted a very important file today and for the life of me I can't get it back. I have tried the recovery ...
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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1 month ago

Hi mikedar, thanks for messaging the Community.

Are you referring to restoring the file from the deleted files page? Was this file in a shared folder?

Could you copy and paste a screenshot showing what you're experiencing?

This will help me to assist further!

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