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Missing a Word file I was working on, which closed and disappeared out of nowhere

Missing a Word file I was working on, which closed and disappeared out of nowhere

beatrizdlp
Explorer | Level 3

I was working on a file, that closed out of nowhere and disappeared from my computer and dropbox, but when I look for it in the computer finder a version of it appears which says that Word found illegible content in the document, the thing is that it appears to be saved on my dropbox but when I go into the file under the name it is saved the document does not appear and it it s saved in FamilyDropbox but can't seem to get human assistance anywhere. H E L P please 

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Hannah
Dropbox Staff

Sorry to hear about this, @beatrizdlp.

 

If you go to your account on dropbox.com, are you able to locate and open the file in question?

 

Also, is it possible to send us a screenshot of the message you got from Word about the illegible content?

 

Thanks in advance!


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beatrizdlp
Explorer | Level 3
Hi Hannah, no I can’t locate the document, but in the Finder it does appear Under a file thats sabes on my Dropbox Family. Is there Any Roger way to chat with you? I can’t send sreenshots here 😕

Megan
Dropbox Staff

Hey @beatrizdlp, I'm afraid that chat is only available to paid customers. You can see more about that here

 

You should be able to send us some screenshots, by clicking the camera-like icon when trying to reply back to us here. Just make sure none of your personal info is shown there. 

 

I'd love to have a visual of the file's path, and the message you get when trying to preview it. 


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