Dropbox does not remove files from the server unless its told to do so by somebody/something. So, if its very large my guess is it never uploaded in the first place.
Unfortunately upgrading now wont change anything - changes to file recovery settings etc. are only valid from point of upgrade and are not retroactive.
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