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Grrrrrrrrr
New member | Level 2
10 months ago

Dropbox overwrote my files :( Any ideas?

Not sure if this is the right category... I rarely use Dropbox, but I wrongly assumed that by having the files in the Dropbox folder they were being backed up. Thought I was signed in, apparently I w...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    10 months ago
    Grrrrrrrrr wrote:

    ... the program said something about "renaming" a folder.

    Could it have renamed your existing Dropbox folder and started a new one, with the data saved in the cloud? Look for a second Dropbox folder at the same level as your current one.

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Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
10 months ago
Grrrrrrrrr wrote:

... the program said something about "renaming" a folder.

Could it have renamed your existing Dropbox folder and started a new one, with the data saved in the cloud? Look for a second Dropbox folder at the same level as your current one.

  • Grrrrrrrrr's avatar
    Grrrrrrrrr
    New member | Level 2
    10 months ago

    You're right! It created a "Dropbox (Old)" folder in the same location. THANK YOU internet friend!

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