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My files have gone missing unexpectedly
After 13 years of using dropbox, I've discovered that some of the important files in one folder just gone missing. The folder seems to be empty, despite that I know for sure there are gigabytes of da...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi there, Smilence, and sorry to hear about this.
Dropbox wouldn't really delete your files; did you check your emails to see if you received any emails about file deletions in your account?
Also, were those files shared with someone else, or simple, non-shared files?
I'd suggest checking your deleted files, your events and your shared page, in the case that the files were shared.
Let me know what you find.
Checked and no emails regarding any file deletion;
Those files were simple, non-shared files;
Delete files showing empty;
Events tracking back to a few years showing no deletion events;
Shared folders are not showing those files as they weren't shared.
This is just super, super weird. Please help. Thank you.
- Hannah
Thanks for the update, Smilence.
It is weird indeed. Perhaps it's a browser issue; can you login to your account from a different browser and let me know if you see the same thing?
Or is it possible you're looking in the wrong account?
I've tried to log in using a different browser, and then using the app on my mobile phone, both showing the same result. I even tried to download the desktop application, but still no luck.
The account is the correct one, I only have one Dropbox account.
One thing worth nothing is that my Dropbox has been nearly full(less than 1GB of space left) for the last 5 years. However, I don't feel like this is the root cause.
- Hannah
It is pretty strange, indeed.
If you want, we can switch to email, so I can take a look into your account and see what I can find.
