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    <title>topic Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them? in Delete, edit, and organize</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749200#M45326</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi there &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1800957"&gt;@awilson576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; -I'm sorry to hear about this.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Since you've deleted your Dropbox account as well, apart from uninstalling the app, I'm afraid we won't be able to help much with restoring any files you had stored there.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Have you tried looking for them locally on your computer, be it in their original locations or the recycle bin/trash can?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As for your computer's OS folders, have you tried resetting their folder paths? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Keep us posted with any updates!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:22:33 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2024-02-05T15:22:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749048#M45307</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi everyone,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;I downgraded my Dropbox account, and because it had been syncing my desktop and documents folders, I was over the storage limit for the free account.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I tried to follow the help centre instructions to remove the backups, but i didnt have the same options on my laptop as were shown on the screenshots.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So, i removed the dropbox app. Still no joy. So i deleted my dropbox account.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Now my Desktop and Documents folders are missing, along with all their contents. WTF?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Any help greatly appreciated.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:19:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T15:19:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749060#M45308</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I re-created my dropbox account with the same email in order to be able to post in this chat, but the files aren't there.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;There's also nothing in the Bin folder of my mac&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2024-02-05 at 10.43.24 am.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43836iA7FCE7F814835466/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot 2024-02-05 at 10.43.24 am.png" alt="Screenshot 2024-02-05 at 10.43.24 am.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Tried creating new folders to act as Desktop and Documents and added alias folders but no use.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2024-02-05 at 10.45.03 am.jpg" style="width: 367px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43848iB50672343DBAE563/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot 2024-02-05 at 10.45.03 am.jpg" alt="Screenshot 2024-02-05 at 10.45.03 am.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:34:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749060#M45308</guid>
      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T21:34:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749200#M45326</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi there &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1800957"&gt;@awilson576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; -I'm sorry to hear about this.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;Since you've deleted your Dropbox account as well, apart from uninstalling the app, I'm afraid we won't be able to help much with restoring any files you had stored there.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Have you tried looking for them locally on your computer, be it in their original locations or the recycle bin/trash can?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As for your computer's OS folders, have you tried resetting their folder paths? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Keep us posted with any updates!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:22:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749200#M45326</guid>
      <dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T15:22:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749279#M45348</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks for your reply Walter.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The rubbish bin folder on my mac only contains files that I had deleted prior to deleting the dropbox account.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The 'original locations' eg the Desktop and Documents folders are missing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;How do I reset the folder paths?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I've tried creating new folders, 'DesktopNew' and 'Docs'&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2024-02-06 at 8.33.29 am.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43847i733647AC52E8DC0E/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot 2024-02-06 at 8.33.29 am.png" alt="Screenshot 2024-02-06 at 8.33.29 am.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dropbox needs much clearer warnings about the possibility of this happening when you delete your account, plus much clearer information about how to stop sync and reduce dropbox storage when you downgrade - please pass that on.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:34:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T21:34:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749289#M45352</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hey &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1800957"&gt;@awilson576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;, thanks for replying back!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To answer your question about the reset of the folder paths, you can see more about this &lt;A href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/How-to-Restore-Default-Location-of-Your-Personal-Folders-ie/td-p/720654/page/2" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/A&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;However, I'm not sure this will help, since the content has already been deleted. It would help if you did this prior to the deletion of your account, but by all means please give this a go.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;As for deleting your account, there is a relative warning that informs you on what happens when you're about to delete your account, and that all of your files and folders will be permanently removed, however I'd be happy to forward your feedback to the appropriate areas so we can continue to improve.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:40:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749289#M45352</guid>
      <dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T21:40:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749325#M45362</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thanks Megan, I followed these instructions and now the Desktop and Documents folders are functioning as before&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Screenshot 2024-02-06 at 9.34.05 am.png" style="width: 400px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43860i1F5B0BBC0FF7C779/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;amp;px=400" role="button" title="Screenshot 2024-02-06 at 9.34.05 am.png" alt="Screenshot 2024-02-06 at 9.34.05 am.png" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The warning that appears when you delete your account is not explicit enough. It implies that only the files stored on dropbox will be deleted. It does not explicitly warn that the files will be deleted forever from your local computer as well. I have a high level of literacy, and work on UI for a software company, so please trust me when i say that the warning was not clear enough, especially given the implications of permanently losing data from the entire Documents folder on the local. That type of action should have a big red warning and two step action.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749325#M45362</guid>
      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T22:40:01Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749332#M45365</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1800957"&gt;@awilson576&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The warning that appears when you delete your account is not explicit enough. It implies that only the files stored on dropbox will be deleted. It does not explicitly warn that the files will be deleted forever from your local computer as well.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;And this is where the whole backup thing goes wrong (I've been shouting this for ages). The text is correct. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;only&lt;/STRONG&gt; things deleted are stored in Dropbox. But, what ISNT made clear is that when you set backup up Dropbox MOVES everything in to the Dropbox directory - hence the issues where none of your folders worked. Thats because they'd all been moved in to the Dropbox directory which was then deleted.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So they text itself&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;is&lt;/STRONG&gt; accurate. Its the fact that Dropbox is being a bit underhand in how it is setting backup up thats the issue - people dont realise that their data is now not where they think but instead is inside \Dropbox.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:53:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749332#M45365</guid>
      <dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T22:53:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749337#M45367</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Gotcha &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1800957"&gt;@awilson576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1972"&gt;@Mark&lt;/a&gt;, thanks for letting me know more!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Your comments on our Backup &amp;amp; deleting your content have been quite helpful, and I will do everything I can to ensure that your voice is heard.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;If you need anything else, let me know!&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749337#M45367</guid>
      <dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-05T22:49:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/749925#M45439</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hmmm, it appears as though I've restored my Desktop folder, but I still can't actually see files on my 'desktop' ie when all windows are minimised ,it's just a pretty background image. The desktop isnt functioning like it used to . I also can't pin it to favourites.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Honestly, this feels like a break up of a toxic relationship.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Me: Sorry Dropbox, I can't afford you anymore.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dropbox: Fine then, I'm gonna steal your most precious things and change the locks on your front door.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-08T09:07:48Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/750410#M45475</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1148275"&gt;@Megan&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/364291"&gt;@Walter&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;Please assist with instructions on how to restore the normal functioning of my Desktop and Documents folders.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2024 22:34:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-10T22:34:56Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/750495#M45483</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;nevermind, i did a force quit of Finder and it fixed the Desktop issue&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 22:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>awilson576</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2024-02-11T22:19:43Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: I deleted my dropbox and it deleted my desktop and documents folders. How can i restore them?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Delete-edit-and-organize/I-deleted-my-dropbox-and-it-deleted-my-desktop-and-documents/m-p/750535#M45486</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;We're glad to hear you're back up and running &lt;SPAN style="background: var(--ck-color-mention-background); color: var(--ck-color-mention-text);"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1800957"&gt;@awilson576&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;See you around the Community and have a lovely week ahead!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:08:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Walter</dc:creator>
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