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Frankrichter1982
10 months agoNew member | Level 2
I've accidentally removed my personal folder from the team and I can't find it anywhere.
Hello, unfortunately as an admin I have removed access to my *personal* folder in Dropbox. What can I do? The folder can no longer be found. I accidentally pressed the Remove ALL button. Now all my personal data is gone
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- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
Here's the result. It's sad that the support team is probably just a dumb AI robot. After several days of writing, support told me I couldn't save the folder. I then contacted my IT service, which was able to resolve the issue in five minutes. Fortunately, there's a feature in Dropbox that lets you restore a backup based on the exact day and time. Thanks.
- Megan10 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Frankrichter1982 thanks for sharing your ticket number with us!
I was able to locate the second one, and it looks like our agent replied back to you. Did you have the chance to see her response?
- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
So the support is unfortunately just a stupid AI... which I find very sad. After 2 days of writing, I only get meaningless answers. How can you add a function where you can remove access as an admin yourself? The folder must still be there. It's just no longer visible.
- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
- Hannah10 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
I see, thanks for that, Frank.
Since the folder is not in the usual places and due to the nature of the issue which requires access to specific account info, I would suggest reaching out to our support team.
They'll be able to access details and guide you accordingly.
Let us know what happens or send us your ticket number, if you want.
Thanks!
- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
I created the folder myself. No, none of the 4 members has access to the folder. How can it be that I can delete my own access? The function makes no sense as an admin, does it?
- Hannah10 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hmm, do you know who the owner of the folder was? Do they or any other member still have access to it?
- Frankrichter198210 months agoNew member | Level 2
I also logged in via all 4 members. But the folder is simply no longer visible
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