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Sharifdata
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

How to recover permanently deleted files?

One of my folders was deleted permanently on mistake two days ago. How can I get it back?
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LeonF
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Thanks Hannah. There is an option called "rewind". It helped me get back some items but not all. Is that supposed to help you recover everything as at the date you rewind to if it is working optimally?

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey LeonF, "rewind" can help you restore your account to the way it was at a specific date of your choice (within your recovery window), but it won't bring back permanently deleted files, I'm afraid.

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