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Martin Simonovski
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
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...
- 2 years ago
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!
Mark
Super User II
2 years ago
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.
Martin Simonovski
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Unfortunately, you are correct. Thank you very much for your help.
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