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Jasmine28
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3 years ago
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How to recover a shared folder deleted by the owner?

Hi,  Is there a way to restore the file without the owner noticing? The situation ended up with the owner badly and the owner unilaterally deleted me from the folder without any notification. I c...
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    3 years ago

    Hi Jasmine28 

     

    Yes, clicking that will alert the owner - although it will depend upon if they are logged in etc. They wont get an email but will get notifications on screen/mobile devices. 

     

    There is no other way of getting data in a shared restored without rejoining it. Its also worth pointing out that the owner could have deleted everything in the share and if so it is not possible to recover from your end. 

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3 years ago

Hi Jasmine28 

 

Yes, clicking that will alert the owner - although it will depend upon if they are logged in etc. They wont get an email but will get notifications on screen/mobile devices. 

 

There is no other way of getting data in a shared restored without rejoining it. Its also worth pointing out that the owner could have deleted everything in the share and if so it is not possible to recover from your end. 

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