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Lazman1140
3 years agoNew member | Level 2
Logged into my account and all my files are missing
I've had a drop box subscription for a few years and at renewal, December 1st, 2022, I upgraded to DropBox Plus. Last week I had a blue-screen issue on my Desktop and took it to a repairman. He saved...
ON4237-67
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
I have had the basic plan Dropbox for years. I only stored pictures and a few videos. I was at 99% full about a year ago and stopped adding. I just added 3 short videos (which may have gone over the 2GB limit (I don't know). Now all I have in the entire Dropbox is the 3 recent videos that I just added and I have no access to anything else. Now all I have is 85MB in my Dropbox. Any option to retrieve the pictures?
- Rich2 years ago
Super User II
ON4237-67 wrote:
I was at 99% full about a year ago and stopped adding. ... Now all I have in the entire Dropbox is the 3 recent videos that I just added and I have no access to anything else.
When was the last time you accessed the account? If it was more than a year ago then the account was likely deleted due to inactivity and you're now signed in to a new, empty account.
What does your Events page show? If the only activity is the 3 recent files, then you're likely in a brand new account.
- ON4237-672 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thank you for responding. The events page shows that I "added the app" on 10/1/2024. That is the day I saved the videos to Dropbox. No activity at the events page before 10/1. I am 95% certain I have been in my account in the last year (only looking). This does appear to be a brand new account. Is there any way to retrieve the "old account"?
- ON4237-672 years agoNew member | Level 2
I received an email late September this year as follows. There's limited space available in your Dropbox. Even adding just one more file might stop your account from syncing and being able to access them when you need to. It did not indicate the account would be deleted, just that it would no longer sync.
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