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Restore previous version of file
The content of a file that I edit nearly every day was inadvertently all deleted on Jan 12, 2023 (just the content, not the file itself). The version history now shows 0 bytes for the current versio...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorWere you editing this file on the Dropbox site itself, or from another device, or were you only editing in the local Dropbox folder?
Do you recall the Dropbox icon on the file changing to show that it was syncing, and then later have a green tick?
MeganDropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi Tom-PA, when was the last time you checked for the file online, to make sure it was synced?
You used the correct steps, however it's possible that the app wasn't syncing for some reasons. In that case, when the app started syncing again, the changes might have synced from the web, to the app.
It's rare, but it happens sometimes. What file type was the file? Have you tried checking with the app you used to edit it, in order to see if you can find any previous sign of the edits there?
