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New member | Level 2

7 months ago

How to recover permanently deleted files?

One of my folders was deleted permanently on mistake two days ago. How can I get it back?

Dropbox Staff

7 months ago

Hi Sharifdata, welcome to our Community!

I'm afraid there's not much that you can do.

When a folder/file are permanently deleted, there is no way to recover them.

I hope this clarifies!

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