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SM8866
New member | Level 2
12 months ago

Can I restore permanently deleted files

Hello- a colleague sent me a dropbox link from a personal account to video files about a year ago. I never downloaded them and the colleague has since permamently deleted the files from his dropbox a...
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    Rich
    12 months ago
    SM8866 wrote:

    ... the colleague has since permamently deleted the files from his dropbox ... Do I (or does he) have any hope of being able to restore these files?

    No. Permanently deleted files are deleted permanently.

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Rich
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12 months ago
SM8866 wrote:

... the colleague has since permamently deleted the files from his dropbox ... Do I (or does he) have any hope of being able to restore these files?

No. Permanently deleted files are deleted permanently.

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