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Scott B.14
Explorer | Level 4
5 months ago

I forgot to save a file and now I can't recover it - What can I do?

on 7/21/25 i forgot to save a file. Now I can't recover it, any suggestions?
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Hannah
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5 months ago

Hi there, Scott B.14, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community.

Can you let me know a bit more about your process?

How are you editing the file? What kind of file is it? Are you editing it through Dropbox directly, or through a third party app?

Generally, if the file is not saved to your Dropbox account, you won't be able to retrieve it through Dropbox.

But if you're using a third party app, perhaps you can find it in the app's version history, if they offer one.

Let me know!

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