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Lorraine66
7 months agoHelpful | Level 6
I can't access my backup files, after Dropbox asked for a backup update
Since clicking on the file backup link that Dropbox sent me today, Dropbox is not featuring any of the files that I have on my PC. I use my Dropbox account on my PC, my iphone and my ipad. This one a...
Lorraine66
Helpful | Level 6
Thank you Nancy. I have clicked on your link to the backup page and I can see the files there but they are not appearing on my dropbox when I go into it either on my PC nor on my iPhone or iPad. Is there a way to get them back? I don’t know what dropbox backup is and I wish I had never clicked on the link. I would rather just go back to my original dropbox and have all my files restored if possible please
Megan
7 months agoDropbox Staff
Hey Lorraine66, you should be able able to locate your content locally on your PC, in their original paths.
And on your iPhone/iPad, the files should be visible when visiting your Backup page.
As for the Backup feature, you can disable it using these steps. Can you give it a go?
- Lorraine667 months agoHelpful | Level 6
Thank you Megan, I have tried this but it doesn't work. This is because the instructions say to select the backup you'd like to delete, but the problem is that the file I am looking for cannot be selected because it has disappeared from my Dropbox.
I reall need to restore my dropbox function to what it was before I inadvertently enabled the optional backup feature on my PC.
To clarify, I had previously had a folder on my PC called Dropbox/PC. In that file I created all my documents and saved them and this meant that all my docs were automatically backed up to the cloud and were also accessible via my DropBox app on my iphone and ipad. But since clicking on the link to enable the backup, this file has disappeared, meaning that docs I create on my PC do not feature on Dropbox automatically and nor can I access them on my DB app on the phone and ipad. So I would like to restore my Dropbox this but I don't know how to. Please would you help - I have been trying to sort this out all day and I am at a loss. I pay for Dropbox in an annual subscription but my DB account looks to have reverted to the free account I had before I started paying the subscription. In other words, there is no file on my PC any longer called 'Dropbox/PC' and so I cannot used DB to create and amend docs.
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