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Kodesh Vechol
New member | Level 2
6 months ago

Some of my Dropbox shared content has been deleted, without the option to restore.

Hi, I received several messages stating that our Dropbox storage was full, and another email stating that some content would be permanently deleted on June 4, 2025. I figured it was a storage proble...
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haashaas
New member | Level 2
6 months ago

Hello Megan​ , I was contacted by Kodesh Vechol​ regarding the situation. It seems I might be the owner of the directory but I can't seem to find any way to restore the old directory. How can I approach this situation and try to recover the old files? 

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    Megan
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    6 months ago

    Hey haashaas​, welcome to our Community! 

    Based on the screenshot that Kodesh Vechol​ attached here, the removed shared folder was owned by a Dropbox team. So, just to make sure we're on the same page, were you part of the team in question?

    Also, can you check and let me know if you received a similar email too?

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