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steved6's avatar
steved6
Explorer | Level 4
10 months ago

Missing a folder - support tells me that the owner deleted it but I am the owner

Hey everyone,

 

I have been working on a file for 8 years as the sole owner and all of a sudden I cannot locate the file. Support keeps telling me that the owner deleted the file and the user must be re invited. Problem is, I am the owner and no one else uses the system. I have tried everything from finding deleted files searching entire site for days. I am desperate to find this file so any help or suggestions would be huge!!

Thank you in advance!

7 Replies

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    10 months ago

    steved6 wrote:

    I have been working on a file ... and all of a sudden I cannot locate the file. ... I have tried everything from finding deleted files searching entire site for days.


    What does the Events page show for the file?

  • steved6's avatar
    steved6
    Explorer | Level 4
    10 months ago

    It doesn't show the file. Support says they can see it but I cannot. Maybe I'm using the wrong terminology. I created a master folder to store all my files. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Hey steved6 - since you've contacted our support team about this, could you share your ticket ID so that we can look it up in our system? 

     

    Also, did you take a look at your sharing tab as well, apart from the events page? 

  • steved6's avatar
    steved6
    Explorer | Level 4
    10 months ago

    Hi Walter,

    Yes I did try the shared tab as well. Support implied that there is the file but they are not authorized to share certain info that's not the owner even though I am.

    Ticket #24261937

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Hey steved6, I took a look at your ticket and it seems that you're currently in communication with our experts.

     

     Please refer back to the ticket for an update and if you have other questions, you can still ask our colleague who will be able to assist you further.

  • steved6's avatar
    steved6
    Explorer | Level 4
    10 months ago

    Thanks Hannah, but no one has reached out to me for days and when they do its the same cut and paste answer. 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    10 months ago

    Hey Steve,

     

    The last update on your ticket was on Monday.

     

    I'm afraid that there's nothing more we can do here on the Community about this, since you were already in contact with our specialists.

     

    If you have any other Dropbox questions, feel free to reach out to us again.

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