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Grrrrrrrrr
10 months agoNew member | Level 2
Dropbox overwrote my files :( Any ideas?
Not sure if this is the right category... I rarely use Dropbox, but I wrongly assumed that by having the files in the Dropbox folder they were being backed up. Thought I was signed in, apparently I w...
- 10 months ago
Grrrrrrrrr wrote:
... the program said something about "renaming" a folder.
Could it have renamed your existing Dropbox folder and started a new one, with the data saved in the cloud? Look for a second Dropbox folder at the same level as your current one.
Rich
10 months agoSuper User II
Grrrrrrrrr wrote:
... the program said something about "renaming" a folder.
Could it have renamed your existing Dropbox folder and started a new one, with the data saved in the cloud? Look for a second Dropbox folder at the same level as your current one.
- Grrrrrrrrr10 months agoNew member | Level 2
You're right! It created a "Dropbox (Old)" folder in the same location. THANK YOU internet friend!
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