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gokenchung
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Missing files and file contents after restoring my Dropbox to a new computer

I recently upgraded my iMac's to a new SSD because the old one was running with read/write errors frequently. After waiting for hours for the Time Machine to pour back my backed up data, I discovered...
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gokenchung
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Hello Hannah, I've always thought file syncing between Dropbox cloud and my desktop is automatic because I never had to sync it manually. Please let me know where to find "version history" in Dropbox's interface. Thank you.

 

Ken

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    gokenchung
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Hi Hannah, the link you provided only brought me to a step-by-step and I'm stuck at step #2. I don't know what step #2 means.

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