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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 identified over 50,000 of my Dropbox files have been altered or changed from standard file size to 5-6KB. Restoring them 1 at a time is brutal. I've checked deleted and they are not there. The only method I can use is More... Version History Restore. Is there a better way to be able to restore mass or bulk? The…
I've been trying to edit or correct the transcript of uploaded audio files using the pencil icon. The Dropbox team suggested the following instructions, but none of them work for me to solve this issue. 1. Open a private browsing/incognito window: Cached data and cookies can sometimes cause issues. Opening a private window…
Hi! Dropbox deleted one folder. How can I restore it? I had received an email from Dropbox informing me that the folder was going to be deleted, but that email was in the Spam folder so I had no time to backup all the information of that folder. Now I need to restore all the information of this folder. Could you please…
I got this message via email Some content currently shared with you that’s owned by the xxx team on Dropbox will be permanently deleted i don't recall being part of a Dropbox team and this folder was owned by me, not anyone else. looking up in my account avatar, i am not a member of any team. i have no idea why i got this…
On the web, I have gone to a file in the Folders tab, clicked on the ... next to it, and gone to Activity - Version history. I then get an "Error (400). Something went wrong. Don't worry, your files are still safe and the Dropbox team has been notified. Check out our Status Page to see if there is a known incident,…
I made the mistake of deleting my "recent" folder on my Mac. Then I emptied the trash. I lost all of the files I had used in the last 3 months or so. The local Mac store can't find them. I am still within my 30 days, but I can't figure out what to do. (If I deleted that that, you know I am not a sophisticated user. If it…
I have been tidying up my files. I have moved the location of my dropbox folder a number of times. I now have several folders call "dropbox", and they all have that cute looking icon... I actually have 2 basic accounts on different email addresses. I was offered a free "business" account a while back and i took it. I only…
I have been working on a Word doc all weekend, saving with command+S all the time, and on the third day, I dragged a bunch of photos into word and the whole doc messed up. Undoing wouldn't fix the problem: text was missing and photos were all blank - document useless. So I exited without saving and logged into Dropbox…
Hi there! when looking at deleted files, Dropbox only shows me this type of summary: However, I do not see a way to list all those files, which I want to do, to make sense of what got deleted there, without having to restore it. Is there a way to list all those files that were deleted there? Thanks LuC
hello, i was editing a text file in dropbox and trying to eliminate the underlines under some text that may not be proper grammar. i went into the settings and misunderstood the option that said something to the effect of remove the ribbon (or something, i can not quite remember). what i did was remove the bar above the…
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