Files have reverted to an earlier version back in 2022.

Question

I am using dropbox lite for s-mode.

All my files have reverted to an earlier versions of sometime in December 2022. I use the files every week and make additions monthly and I can now see my entries up to November 2022 only.

All my files created recently have disappeared completely, so it looks like I have gone back nearly a year in a time warp.

There is nothing in my deleted files folder.

Please help.

Thanks

Jay · Answer

Hi @Peter278, the S Mode app doesn't store the files locally in a Dropbox folder. Due to this, how was Libre Office able to open the file if it wasn't stored locally? Is it possible that it was trying to open the file from the Dropbox cache folder, which is periodically deleted?

Do you remember the exact location it was previously, or are there any backups within that app?

Have you ever noticed the updated version of the file on the Dropbox site directly?

Peter278 · Answer

Hi Megan
I last accessed these files just a few days ago. I only have one Dropbox account. I
I usually access them using Libre Office via their Recent Documents and this have never been an issue before, but today it has an error message for the more recent files that <file name & location> 'Does not exist'.
This is true for all files saved in the past several months. Earlier ones are still accessible.
Peter

Megan · Answer

Hi @Peter278, when was the last time you saw these files online on the web?

Is it possible that you were syncing the changes to a different Dropbox account?