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Restore Permanently Deleted files w. basic account
I permanently deleted several folder which I shared with others, assuming they had downloaded the file. With a basic account, how can I restored these files so that all parties can access them agai...
They do save files for 30 days. But, not if you permanently delete them. If you'd just deleted and did nothing else you'd be able to recover, but, as you permanently deleted as soon as you do that it does exactly as it says - deletes permanently.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIHi plopat
You cannot I'm afraid. Once things are permanently deleted they are exactly that - permanently removed. The only way to recover now is from devices not sync'd to Dropbox or your own backups.
Oh no! I thought Dropbox saved these files for 30 days? That is what I was reading ...
- Mark
They do save files for 30 days. But, not if you permanently delete them. If you'd just deleted and did nothing else you'd be able to recover, but, as you permanently deleted as soon as you do that it does exactly as it says - deletes permanently.
