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How can I check which files and folders I have uploaded from my computer to Dropbox?
My Dropbox administrator has removed me from Dropbox, so how can I check which files and folders I have uploaded from my computer to Dropbox?
Specifically, the man I was working with on software de...
Hi Martin Simonovski, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
It wouldn't really be possible to know what files were uploaded to a Dropbox account from the local machine itself.
If they used the desktop app, or the site, then any uploads would be listed on the events page, however, those events are specific to each account.
Do you know exactly what method they used to upload files? Do you see any browser history (such as any Dropbox URLs) that might help shed some light?
This will help me to assist further!
A few days later, I realized that my Dropbox administrator had not removed me from Dropbox. Instead, he:
1) Make me an administrator;
2) Cut the folders and files from the shared folder and moved them to his machine.
3) Removed his access from the shared folder.
So how can I check which files and folders I have uploaded from my computer to Dropbox? Specifically, the man I was working with on software development stole the system and all the ideas and concepts we had been working on for the last few years and ran away. Before he escaped, he removed the files and folders. A few weeks before that I uploaded many files from my computer to Dropbox and I can't remember which. Therefore I need to find out if I can check locally which files and folders I have attached. If anyone can give me guidance or advice I would be grateful.
Mark
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Super User II
You will, unfortunately, need to manually cross reference the files on your machine and those at www.dropbox.com/home. Or, if you have Dropbox installed on a device everything in the Dropbox folder SHOULD be uploaded - as long as you have quota.
As for previous files www.dropbox.com/events will help 🙂
For shared files, that depends, if the person removed you from the share then there is no way to see what was previously uploaded and what wasn't - all history of the share vanishes as its removed. You may be able to see what Shares existed at www.dropbox.com/share, however, and possibly rejoin some.
I can't find anything in either Home or Events. They're both empty!
- Mark
If Events is empty one of two things has happened - you are actually using a brand new account and the one with the files on are different OR if all your files were in shares and you have been removed from them then the history wont exist.
If you have other devices connected to Dropbox and they are still working do they show anything?
I was attempting to log in, but I was unsuccessful.
- Mark
Martin Simonovski wrote:
I was attempting to log in, but I was unsuccessful.
What do you mean? What was the error etc.?
The other machine that I was using is old, slow, and also unable to log in to the Dropbox account.
- Mark
Martin Simonovski wrote:
The other machine that I was using is old, slow, and also unable to log in to the Dropbox account.
But again, why cannot it not log on? Please remember we cannot see whats happening here so need you to describe it. I'm also not an employee so have no access to anything other than what you are saying.
Sign-in failed. It says that the code I should enter from my email is invalid, even though I'm entering the same code!
I access the folder from other devices and find that it's empty. The files and folders have been removed from the shared folder before the person left the folder!
- Mark
Martin Simonovski wrote:
I access the folder from other devices and find that it's empty. The files and folders have been removed from the shared folder before the person left the folder!
It sounds like then they are unrecoverable - at least via Dropbox. If they permanently deleted the files (which they could do as Admin) then they remove and are unrecoverable for everybody. So if they took a copy to a different directory and wiped the share you'd all loose copies but they'd have one.
Unfortunately, you are correct. Thank you very much for your help.
