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Lazman1140
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Logged into my account and all my files are missing
I've had a drop box subscription for a few years and at renewal, December 1st, 2022, I upgraded to DropBox Plus. Last week I had a blue-screen issue on my Desktop and took it to a repairman. He saved...
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey lt6, sorry to see that you're having this issue.
Why were you not able to login to your account initially? Did you get some kind of error message?
Also, when was the last time you accessed your account before today?
lt6
27 days agoExplorer | Level 3
Hi Hannah, it’s been a few months since I’ve last logged in. I entered my password, but I got an error that the password was incorrect. I reset my password with the email, and when I was able to log in, all of the files that were there before were all gone. 😞
- Hannah27 days agoDropbox Staff
Thanks for the update, lt6.
Do you remember if you manually reset your password yourself or if you were perhaps prompted to create a new account?
- lt626 days agoExplorer | Level 3I manually reset the password myself. Is there a way to get my old account back?
- Hannah26 days agoDropbox Staff
Hmm, can you also check your events page and let me know what you see there?
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