The mystery of the disappearing Google Drive files
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The horror of logging in only to find everything since May has vanished

UPDATED Google Drive users are reporting files mysteriously disappearing from the service, with some netizens on the goliath’s support forums claiming six or more months of work have unceremoniously vanished.

The issue has been rumbling for a few days, with one user logging into Google Drive and finding things as they were in May 2023.

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
      8·
      7 months ago

      I mean the OP is talking about the same thing happening with Google so what makes it so hard to believe?

    • grimacefry@aussie.zone
      English
      3·
      7 months ago

      This was in 2016. I accepted an invite to join a Dropbox Business account from my employer. This was linked to my personal account. It was early days for this at Dropbox, and there was a bug. When the accounts got linked it completely wiped my personal account.