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KSwan
New member | Level 1
12 months ago

My files were deleted in July, can I recover them now in December?

I have just logged onto Dropbox (basic account) to find that I must in two actions have somehow inadvertently deleted all bar one of my folders on 16 July 2024. I found this very odd as the deletions...
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KSwan
New member | Level 1
12 months ago

That is what I feared.  And the machine is no longer around.  I am seriously puzzled by this, as one folder did remain, but I suspect it was something to do with your second suggestion.  I have some backed up elsewhere but by no means all.  Many thanks for your quick response.

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