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12 TopicsRecovering deleted files (older than 30 days)
I have a Dropbox Basic plan - and to date, I've only been on that plan. I deleted files more than 30 days ago (but less than 180 days ago), which means they aren't available for me to recover. With the Dropbox Professional plan (and similar plans), I'm able to recover files that were deleted up to 180 days ago. Does that mean that if I now upgraded to one of those plans, I would be able to recover those files I deleted between 30 and 180 days ago? Or would I have had to already been on one of those plans before I deleted the files, in order to be able to now recover them?Solved8.9KViews1like18CommentsRecovering recently deleted old files
So this is more of a general question. I'm an IT guy for a small buisness, and I want to make a dropbox account to backup all of our files (mostly documents). I have a concern about your version history policy. It seems like it's only possible to restore deleted files that have been created only in the past 30 days (or 1 year in extended history). My concerns are what happens to file that's been sitting there untouched for, say, 2 years, and suddenly some employee decided to delete it. Right now it seems there isn't any possible way to restore it. I think that it would make more sense to keep files from the date they've been deleted/edited, rather than the day they've been created. Most of our files are static files that won't change over time (though we still create new files constantly), but we use them frequently, and it's still important for us to be able to restore them after something happens by accident (or on purpose by a malicous employee). By the way, Google Drive keeps the files for 30 days from the moment they were deleted (i.e. if there is a file that was created a year ago, and someone accidently deleted it, I can still restore it up to 30 days from the deletion date, rather than from the date it was created a year ago like in your policy). I got to be honest and say that I prefer your service better, since I had a long and very good experience with it, but this files revisions/history policy is really one big disadvantage that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I mean, I believe most times that people will want to restore deleted files, it will be files they deleted accidently, possibly after a long time from their creation date. So what I want to ask is if this policy is actually intentional, and if so, what's the reason behind it, and if you have any plans to change it some time soon? Thanks !Solved7.9KViews2likes7CommentsCan you advise on best practices that'll help me organize my folder-structure?
Hi, does anyone have some advise on organization of files? I can't seem to find what I need, when I need it. Just need some clarity on how to operate this thing when I have cluttered it up. Thanks!Solved4.2KViews0likes5CommentsSpecial account with packrat since 2009 - All deleted files permanently deleted ?
Hello, I’ve got a big problem. First of all, sorry for my english. I’m a very early user of Dropbox, since 2009, one of the first users. After a basic account, I upgraded during two years for an account with the «packrat». Understand that at this period, this «packrat» option gave us the possibility to restore deleted files and older version of files with no limit of time. (sort of infinite "dropbox rewind" if we should compare to today naming). At the end of 2011, Dropbox told me that as one of the first members, my account (30 Go with packrat) would be from there free and I would be put on a special list. So from 2011 to this day, during 10 years, I’ve been able to restore all my deleted files that have been stored and deleted with no limit of time. Just by searching them in the search bar, the old deleted files was always found and shown to be restored. I’ve used since 2011 my dropbox to store many work files, and I took this habit to use my dropbox as a sort of hard drive. But today, for the first time, I can’t find my past files. I’m really scared that the dropbox team have mistaken my account for a basic account and sort of downgrade it, so that all my deleted files that I could restore from 2009 have been permanently deleted. Please help me. Thank you by advance.3.2KViews0likes10CommentsEdit PDF: which subscription is required
Hello togehter, I just want to edit my PDF on my IPad. But the free version only allows to type in one line and makes no automatic wrap. The dictation function also don't work with long texts. I don't need more space or any other feature - just more editing options. Sadly I have huge problems with the Acrobat Reader, which I am currently using. It don't sync very often and load many minutes. Thats why I want to edit my PDF at the dropbox itself. Does anybody got an idea which subscription I need for more editing options. Thanks for your help! Kind regards Pati1.3KViews0likes1CommentI was required to reset my password and now I can't find my files/paid plan.
I have a paid plan (2TB). I was forced into a password change last week, and since then all files and folders are gone from my Dropbox account, and when I login, it shows that have 2MB, not 2TB. All the files are still in the Dropbox folder on at least one of the computers linked to the account; it just appears that the account has reverted to the free account. How do I fix this?629Views0likes15CommentsI upgraded to Professional but I still can't edit a PDF file
I updated my subscription to Professional on my iphone and it shows that I did upgrade. I was charged for the additional monies and received an e-mail verifying I upgraded. When I attempt to edit a pdf it directs to a page requesting that I upgrade my account in order to do this371Views0likes7CommentsHelping A Friend Get Organized
I have a friend who wants me to help him organize his DropBox folders. So if he sends me a link to them can I join the 2TB for just a month and help him and then drop out? If I drop out will his files still remain organized so all he has to do is maintain them? I don't want him to lose anything by me dropping out after a month or so. I don't need a permanent 2TB account, so I will only pay for it as long as I need to. Is this correct?324Views0likes1Comment