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Files have been deleted, are not in the trash bin or registered in events
Files have been deleted, are not in the bin or registered in events. I have asked for help by chat, mail and twitter without answers. I'm desperate, the files that have been deleted are not in the trash, they can not be restored. Check in Events and it is not registered either.
This happened from one moment to another, I did not find a way to recover anything and the support team did not respond. These files are really delicate because we use dropbox as a temporary backup to change the backup hard disks.
It has been disappointing and we have lost respect to dropbox ... I do not know what we can do, that's why I am writing to you.
emy_l wrote:
310EI You do not know how grateful I am for the support!
Have an excellent week
Hello, emy_l...
I'm glad that I could help you to know that you're not alone :nerd:
Losing irreplaceable data is something I deal with often in my profession. I may suffer from OCD when I'm on a quest to teach our client's to safeguard their data as much as possible (using multiple methods).
Please keep in mind that I use Dropbox daily because it offers a multitude of fantastic features (eg: sharing collaboration folders, Teams, smart sync, paper, multiple device syncing, etc). However, I use an off-site backup service to help protect our data and I recommend it to other people (eg: CrashPlan, iDrive, etc). In addition, we use encrypted external backup devices.
For future reference, I believe that you should implement several alternative methods to keep your data safe from different threats (eg: theft, fire, hard drive failure, malware or ransomware).
Thank you... try to have a pleasant week as well.
Thanks to both, honestly without the answer in time of 310EI would have given me a collapse. It was important to understand that the files are not deleted and that we were on weekends, outside of working hours. That gave me some strength to wait until Monday. Then on Monday everything flowed. Thanks again Jane for support and solidarity. Hug to you and have an excellent week, full positive and full of good energy.
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Hello, emy_l...
You didn't specify what type of account you use (eg: Basic, Individual or Team).
It's important for you to understand that Dropbox does not delete your files, even if you go over your storage limit, nothing is deleted. If that happens, syncing simply stops and will resume once you bring your account back under its storage limit.
Keep in mind that if you share collaborative folders and someone deletes the files in those shared folders, then they will be removed from your account.
ATTENTION: You can recover deleted files but that's only available for 30-days unless you have a Pro or Dropbox Business account (120-days). However, if the other people that you share a folder with inadvertently deletes your files and you don't login to your Dropbox account until the 31st day then your folders/files are permanently removed from Dropbox's servers.
Take a look in the deleted files section to see if your deletions appear in that area.
I'm listing the Help Center articles below for your convenience, this way you can read them at your leisure.
HELP CENTER ARTICLES:- How do I recover deleted files?
- How do I recover previous versions of files?
- Files are missing, have reappeared, or been corrupted, why doesn't Dropbox look right?
- Why are my files missing?
- Read the Rollback Instructions
- What happens if my paid account or promotion expires?
- How do I rejoin a shared folder?
emy_l wrote:
I have asked for help by chat, mail and twitter without answers.
I did not find a way to recover anything and the support team did not respond.
Hello...
I sympathize with your situation... below are some guidelines for contacting support.
Phone support is available to Dropbox Business customers, your administrator can give the phone number and required PIN to you. Basic and Plus accounts use the ticket system.
Replies usually take 1 to 3 business days with Plus and Pro users getting priority (longer for basic members).
PLEASE BE AWARE:Do not submit more than one ticket for your particular problem. Doing so will force your ticket to the end of the queue again which is counter-productive.
Thank you for responding, I have dropbox business but I do not see a phone number, I only had the opportunity to chat and the chat was immediately impeded. I only have 2 responses after the "wait" chat that was on Thursday.
Seeing the lack of communication and the importance of the situation, I have made the mistake of sending more than one message.
-I have tried all the ways to recover the files, in events no record appears to have been deleted.
-There are no files in deleted files. This I wake up on Thursday morning, tomorrow is Sunday, and there will be 4 days of this problem.
-It is not possible to restore to a past time, it does not give me the option
-I try to access the dropbox support account to make a ticket, I'm not allowed either.
I greatly appreciate the time it has taken to answer you, but I can not locate the solution, I only have the option of email, chat, twitter and community. I have used them all. Since Thursday there has been no communication.
I'm quite desperate with this, I appreciate the support very much.
- Thank you very much, I did not know that I had to create a support dropbox account, I see that I have 2 open tickets. I have no answers but at least I see the tickets.
