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wahlen2you
13 hours agoNew member | Level 1
I seem to be missing some of my files; how can I recover them?
I had files in my Dropbox account with calendar plans for upcoming years. They were titled 2025 Travel Calendar, 2026 Travel Calendar, etc. But these seem to have been lost. I did not delete them. Ho...
Rich
11 hours agoSuper User II
wahlen2you wrote:I had files in my Dropbox account with calendar plans for upcoming years. ... But these seem to have been lost. ... How can I recover these important Word documents?
Have you checked your Deleted Files page? Any files deleted in the last 30 days would be found there unless they were permanently deleted.
I did not delete them.
Dropbox doesn't (and can't) delete your files like that. Your Events page may give some insight into what happened.
You might also try searching your entire account in case the files were moved.
- wahlen2you5 hours agoNew member | Level 1
I've done all that. The files simply disappeared! The events page apparently goes back only a few months. It doesn't keep a full history.
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