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moshker
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
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Dropbox data integrity fail

I've never had to ask for assistance with Dropbox or notify the community about an alarming behavior, and now I find I'm doing both.   Last night before bed I used a portable application that has l...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    moshker wrote:

    I checked Dropbox for deleted files, and nothing as listed. I checked one of my other two computers. Missing from there as well, and again no indication it was removed from Dropbox.

    What does your Events page show?

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moshker
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I had to go back 9 days to find the event. My colleague removed the folder. I'm guessing the sync took so long to effect because I keep the application open, always. I'm a little frustrated that in the events it didn't show that it had just removed the items from my machine.

 

Thank you for your reply. Truly helpful.

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Rich
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2 years ago
moshker wrote:

I'm a little frustrated that in the events it didn't show that it had just removed the items from my machine.

The actual event (removing the folder) occurred 9 days ago, so that's when it's logged in the Events page. The Events page shows the activity for your account; not a specific machine.

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