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Is it since I received the email informing me that the account had been closed everything in the account was deleted?
Just wanna check any file had been uploaded to the account.
Also wondering why some account could be remained activated but some were closed, given all haven't been accessed quite a long period of time
Hey @ljwaisman, have you searched your email accounts for emails from Dropbox regarding your account getting closed?
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No I have not.
Hi @ljwaisman, sorry to jump in here!
Is it possible that you have any linked devices, that could still be linked to the old account you had?
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No, they all got stolen
Hey @ljwaisman, if I were you, I would definitely search my email accounts for emails sent by Dropbox, to make sure which email address was associated with the account in question and to see if you can find any clues as to what happened.
If you know the email address and you are prompted to create a new account with it, when trying to sign in, it means that the account no longer exists for some reason and I'm afraid that if it got disabled, it cannot get reinstated.
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For a long time, I have not been able to log into the account for reasons beyond my control. I could not log in for about 18 months because I was unfairly deprived of my freedom. Therefore, I cannot access the data in my account. Especially the baby photos of my children are very important to me. I would like you to help me to access the content in my account again, provided that I pay the fee.
Unfortunately accounts which are not accessed in over 12 months are removed for inactivity. https://help.dropbox.com/account-access/email-about-inactive-account
It is not possible to recover data / files from accounts which are removed in this way.
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Ciao @Mowgli98, benvenuto nella nostra community!
In base all'errore che hai menzionato durante il tentativo di accedere al tuo account Dropbox e all'inattività menzionata lì; sembra che sia passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che hai effettuato l'accesso al tuo account.
Se l'account è già stato chiuso per inattività, temo che non possiamo fare molto per ripristinare i tuoi file.
L'account dovrebbe avere un'azione al suo interno solo una volta ogni 12 mesi per essere mantenuto attivo. Puoi saperne di più qui.
Mi dispiace di non poterti essere di grande aiuto, ma fammi sapere se hai domande.
Grazie!
PS: ho incluso un messaggio che è stato tradotto automaticamente, ci scusiamo per eventuali errori che potresti trovare.
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Hi @Mowgli98, welcome to our Community!
Based on the error you mentioned when trying to access your Dropbox account, and the inactivity that was mentioned there; it sounds like it's been a long time since you last accessed your account.
If the account has already been closed due to inactivity, then I'm afraid there isn't much we can do regarding restoring your files.
The account would need to have an action within it just once every 12 months to be kept active. You can find out more about this here.
Sorry that I can't be of much help with this, but do let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
PS: I've included a message that has been automatically translated, apologies for any mistakes you might find.
Megan
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My email was [email removed as per Community Guidelines] was closed on 16/12/2018 due to inactivity I had thought my drop box was linked to a different email to the one stated above years later after retrieving my details on the email above I realised that my drop box was linked to that email, I had so many sentimental files and photo and videos that have now been subject for deletion! I don’t know how I can retrieve them as my email now dosent seem to exist, can I kindly be assisted kind regards!
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