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deanv
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2 months ago

I'm missing information from a file and it's not in the version history - can I get it back?

Hi, Please can someone help?   I'm missing 4 months of information in one of my excel files. Information from June 2025 to 6 October 2025 …… I need to restore all the information up unti...
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Hannah
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2 months ago

Hi there, deanv, thanks for reaching out to us.

I'm afraid that if the versions of the file you're looking for, are not in the file's version history, then there's no way to find them through Dropbox.

It basically means that these edits were never saved and synced, so they wouldn't be available.

How have you been editing the file? Locally, through your Dropbox folder?

If so, I'd suggest checking Excel's version history as well.

Let me know how it goes.

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