Solve issues with deleting, editing, and organizing files and folders in your Dropbox account.
Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you have a question that isn't covered by the FAQ's please create a new topic here. Can’t delete old Dropbox backups An old computer or external-drive backup still occupies quota, and the normal delete button seems missing or fails. Quick Guide * Re-install or open…
I have an active project folder, about 1TB, set to selectively sync and make all files available offline. The 4TB drive on which I'm working is dedicated to this project and has 3TB of additional free space. Despite all of this, once or twice a week, Dropbox will de-sync every single file and folder in the project, leaving…
Dropbox is an absolute joke! If you back up an external drive and that drive crashes, congratulations — you’ve just discovered that Dropbox “Backup” is basically useless. You cannot restore the backup to a new drive. Let that sink in. A backup service that can’t restore to new hardware... Yeah, funny, I know. Your only…
Have a folder with work files of about 30 gb. Accidentally deleted yesterday. Need to get back, but when i go to it, there's one file in it - I can't restore for the life of me. There's no where to press restore after I select that folder with one item in it. Is this something that may take days to download, and then i can…
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some guidance regarding files that were deleted from my Dropbox account and are now beyond the standard 30-day recovery period for Basic plans. These files are extremely important to me, and their deletion was unintentional. I’m aware of the retention policy, but I wanted to ask if anyone has…
I've received an email from dropbox subjected you deleted 57109 files from dropbox. Where can I confirm I marked these files for deletion?
Something is deleting thousands of files on my system, how can I secure Dropbox from this?
I cannot sign in to my account because when I try to log in with the email address that was used, I am prompted to create a new account. However, I have not received any emails informing me that the account would be deleted due to inactivity; I have checked all folders. How can I restore my account?
I upgraded from Family to Team as the storage quota was full. Dropbox cancelled my Family subscription. I rejoined but it forced me into a new account. I now can't access any of my folders that are not part of the Team folder that I orignally synced.
I’d like to submit a suggestion to Dropbox. It would be very helpful if Dropbox could support a feature that prevents two users from simultaneously editing the same document, especially CAD files used in architecture, landscape design, and engineering workflows. Ideally, the system could either show a clear warning or…
Hi. I have an account Dropbox Plus. By mistake I erased a file 31 day ago. Can you help me to recover it, please? The corresponding activity reads: "You deleted Libro-Romero-Teixidó (Gustavo Esteban Romero's conflicted copy 2026-02-20).docx"
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