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Azfar Wajid
New member | Level 2
1 year ago
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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
    1 year 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.

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rewired2change
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago

Someone shared a folder with me. I moved them and renamed some of them. The folders are there but all the files are gone. The other person said they got a notification they were deleted. So NEITHER of us have copies of the files

How do I get them back?

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Hannah
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1 year ago

Hey rewired2change, thanks for joining us on the Dropbox Community.

 

Have you checked your deleted files page or your events page, to see if you can find the files?

 

Also, make sure to check your shared page, if you cannot find them in the pages above.

  • rewired2change's avatar
    rewired2change
    Explorer | Level 4
    1 year ago

    I checked he Shared and Deleted Folders. Nothing there. I found something in the Event Folder but how do I get a copy of it all?

    • rewired2change's avatar
      rewired2change
      Explorer | Level 4
      1 year ago

      Okay I need to get editing privileges to restore them. Phew. Where is the link to the Events page in my DropBox?

       

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
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        1 year ago

        Hey rewired2change, you can access the events page only by visiting the relevant link that Hannah provided. 

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