Hi there @lg28, I'd be happy to help look into this with you.
Just to make sure that we're on the same page, were these photos in your Dropbox folder or the Desktop folder?
If they were in your Desktop folder, check if you have computer backup enabled.
Let me know what you find and we'll go from there. Thanks!
Lusil
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