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I lost a file and want to restore it. Any ideas?

Years ago, I started a spreadsheet on the singer Annette Hanshaw. It took many hours (I am an amateur), but I finally finished it; then, it was lost, and I didn't see it in Dropbox again until a month or so ago. Now, it's lost again. Where could it be?

Here is the name of the file: [removed per the Community's Guidelines]

Yes, at one time, had three copies, but now I have none.

Does anyone have any ideas where the files may have been put? More importantly, is there any chance of getting it back?

(5/2/25; 10:53 AM)

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Warren J.

I FOUND IT!!! I made copies and even transferred it to Dropbox again; however, how do I keep it there? What do I do when I get another "warning" about expiration? Here's a piece of it. Well, I tried, but I couldn't paste even a tiny part of the spreadsheet. Anyway, I have it now and don't intend to lose it again. I hope you can help with that desire. (FriMay 2, 2025; 1:06 PM PST)

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Walter

Hey @Warren J. - sorry to hear about your missing file.

Could you have a look at your events page and let me know if you can find any signs of it there since that's the place where all uploads, edits, and deletions are normally logged?

Thanks!

Warren J.

Thanks. I hope I I can find that page.

Walter

You can click on the links I provided directly @Warren J.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Warren J.

Well, I can find the file, but I can't open it; however, there is a comment that I've seen many times over the years but never understood, and I have never been successful in getting answers from Dropbox. The comment is,"Your transfer expires in one day."I could never get an explanation for those words.

Warren J.

Walter

When you say you transferred it to Dropbox again, can you walk me through the exact steps you take to do this @Warren J.?

Warren J.

Hmm, I'm on the phone now, but I'll be back soon. 1:11 PM PST)

Walter

Feel free to take your time @Warren J. - just keep us posted!

Warren J.

Since we last talked, I have (1) made an extra copy. (2) sent a copy to iCloud, (3) started sending a copy to Dropbox. Apparently, it's still downloading. As to the method of downloading to Dropbox, I'm not sure, but it's very easy. By the way, the spreadsheet has four columns: (1) Number of songs (There are 187). (2) Name of song. (3) Link to recording on YouTube, (4) Lyrics of song