Deleted file recovery and file version history - Dropbox (2024)

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Yes, recovering or restoring deleted files from Dropbox is simple. On dropbox.com, navigate to the Deleted files page, select the recoverable files or folders you'd like to bring back, then click “Restore”. Dropbox keeps your deleted files and edits for up to 180 days, depending on your plan.

Yes, recovering or restoring deleted files from Dropbox is simple. On dropbox.com, navigate to the Deleted files page, select the recoverable files or folders you'd like to bring back, then click “Restore”. Dropbox keeps your deleted files and edits for up to 180 days, depending on your plan.

If you accidentally delete an important file, it can feel like all hope is lost, but that is not always the case, as in some cases shortly after a file is deleted a data recovery service can access and restore some or all of the deleted data.

Dropbox saves deleted and previous versions of files for a specific period of time so you can recover them if desired. After that time, the deleted files are marked for permanent deletion in our system and are removed from our storage servers. Once they've been deleted, they can no longer be recovered or restored.

If permanently deleted 2 years ago, they are gone and can not be recovered. 2 years is too far back in time.

If you need to view or download it again, you can restore it. To restore a deleted version, click on the version's ellipsis (…) and then click Restore. Businesses and enterprises with a Governance license can save unlimited number of versions and preview the recent 1000 versions.

Use your File History backup to restore it. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Backup and click the More options link. Scroll down to the bottom of the File History window and click Restore files from a current backup.

Enable File History. As mentioned earlier, the error “there are no previous versions available” usually appears when you have not turned on File History. To fix that error, you need to enable File History to make a backup of your files using File History first.

Press the Windows key, enter Windows File Recovery in the search box, and then select Windows File Recovery. When you are prompted to allow the app to make changes to your device, select Yes. There are 2 basic modes you can use to recover files: Regular and Extensive.

Deleted files don't count against your storage quota, so permanently deleting them won't free up space. If other Dropbox users have a copy of the files that you permanently delete, their copies won't be deleted.