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Azfar Wajid
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

How can I restore files that were accidentally deleted?

hello i want to restore my 7 to 8 years old data, which is deleted by mistake 
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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2 years ago
@Azfar Wajid wrote:

hello i want to restore my 7 to 8 years old data, which is deleted by mistake 

If they were deleted within the last 30 days then you can recover files from your Deleted Files page. If they were deleted more than 30 days ago then they cannot be recovered.

Azfar Wajid's avatar
Azfar Wajid
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

i will pay any fees to recover data, please let me know

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    Rich
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    2 years ago
    @Azfar Wajid wrote:

    i will pay any fees to recover data, please let me know

    That's not possible. If the files were deleted outside of your recovery window, it's not possible to recover them.

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