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Giulia B's avatar
Giulia B
Explorer | Level 4
11 months ago

Plus account demoted to basic plan, all Dropbox data lost

I am paying a yearly subscription for the Plus plan - last billing for $124.51 was in September 2023. Today, my account was demoted to Basic plan, and I have lost all of my goddamn data on the Dropbox website and on my laptop Dropbox drive. Can somebody please tell me how this can happen? My billing shows no transactions. I have been a customer for many years, so how can this happen? 

 

Please help.

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

    HI there Giulia B - sorry to hear about this.

     

    If you've made sure that you're logged into the correct Dropbox account, could you have a look at your events page and let me know if you see any signs of your missing files there?

     

    Thanks!

  • Giulia B's avatar
    Giulia B
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

     

    I do not see any sign of my missing files on the website. Events link shows the above. The data on this Macbook were migrated from my old laptop a couple of months ago using Migration Tool.

     

    I see some of my lost files on Dropbox client on Mac - I did it by right clicking on the Dropbox icon, scrolling down to recently changed files. 

     

    I tried your "find receipt tool" (https://www.dropbox.com/payments/find_receipt), but it does not work - it recognizes the the transaction code, it asks last 4 of the CC used for billing and the expiration date, but it does not validate it / accept it.

     

    I'd be happy to provide you with the transaction code from my CC.

  • Giulia B's avatar
    Giulia B
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

    This looks like a bug - Dropbox fails to recognize migrated application and data and wipes the entire account.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    11 months ago

    It seems that you logged in a new Dropbox account instead of logging into the existing one Giulia B 

     

    When it comes to the look-up tool, could you try another browser and let me know if you get the same results?

     

    Also, do you have another Dropbox account, associated with another email address of yours perhaps? 

  • Giulia B's avatar
    Giulia B
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

    Entered the correct CC and expiration. Tried Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.

    I have used my university staff account, removed which has been since deactivated. The email associated with this account was the one with Plus plan, which I have been logged in in the past.

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

    Hey Giulia B, since you're having trouble with the payment lookup tool, can we send you an email, so we can investigate this internally?

  • Giulia B's avatar
    Giulia B
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

    Yes, please! I'm desperate to recover/regain access to my account. I need all those folders and the files within for work.

     

    If, as Walter said, it would seem that I've logged in a new Dropbox account instead of logging into the existing one, then how the devil do I get back to the original one? That would be the removed account that, in September 2022, I changed the email of to my current email removed and upgraded to a Plus plan, paying $241.51 in Sept 2023 and Sept 2024. Please help. Email me at removed

     

    I'm looking forward to hearing from you and getting this sorted. 

     

    Many thanks.

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    11 months ago

    Hey Giulia B, I hope you're doing well!

     

    I just sent you an email and I'll be happy for us to investigate further.

     

    I'll see you there!

  • Giulia B's avatar
    Giulia B
    Explorer | Level 4
    11 months ago

    Thanks, Megan. I sent you a reply via email. Let me know if you got it. I think it contains all the information you requested. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. 

     

    Best, 

    Giulia

     

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