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Restoring files deleted by accident using Overleaf via Dropbox
I'm using Dropbox in combination with overleaf in order to sync my LaTex projects from overleaf to my Dropbox folder.
About two weeks ago, I accidently removed the files from an overleaf project fr...
Hi Jay,
There is an option called 'Terugzetten' (I speak Dutch, translated to English it should be 'Restore' I guess).
Clicking this button only resets some of the files, but not all.
As sent in the previous message, there should be at least 9 different files under the VOP/tex/ folder, but clicking the restore button only restored 1 file.
As a sidenote, I have found back the files in a separate back up I made. I have also disabled the sync between Overleaf and Dropbox, as to avoid problems like this in the future.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThe restore feature should recover the files on the account. If there are other files missing, then it means there was no backup or syncing of those files to begin with.
I’m glad to hear you were able to locate another backup of your files, however!
