This article discusses a feature that’s available to users on the Dropbox Backup plan, or Dropbox Plus, Family, Professional, Essentials, Standard, Advanced, Business, Business Plus, or Enterprise.
This feature is not available on the Dropbox mobile app or to users on Dropbox Backup Beta.
Dropbox Rewind is a tool that lets you undo many changes at once. It’s most useful when a major data-loss incident occurs, like if a virus infects your account.
If you don't need to undo many changes, there are other steps you can take:
Watch this video for a quick overview of Dropbox Rewind.
Note: Dropbox Rewind is not available from the Dropbox mobile app.
To use Rewind on dropbox.com:
Note: If you’re on a Dropbox team account and you follow the instructions in Step 2 to rewind your entire Dropbox account, it will only rewind your personal files and shared folders. To rewind a team folder, follow the instructions in Step 2 to rewind a specific folder, and repeat for each team folder.
To use Rewind in Dropbox Backup:
Learn how to check which version of Dropbox Backup you’re using.
By default, only admins on Dropbox team accounts can use Dropbox Rewind. However, admins can change this setting to allow team members to use Dropbox Rewind. To do so:
Note: Admins can't log in as a team member to rewind their team member's account. They can only allow the team member to rewind their own account.
After you’ve used Dropbox Rewind, we recommend that you:
If you realize you’d like to rewind to an earlier point in time, you can do so by following the steps to use Dropbox Rewind and choosing an earlier point in the File Activity graph or Fine tune list.
Yes, you can undo Dropbox Rewind by rewinding your account to a time before the first Rewind took place.
For example, you use Rewind at 4:00pm today to revert your account to how it was three days ago. To undo this, use Rewind again to revert your account to a time before today at 4:00pm.
Dropbox Rewind can only undo changes made within your account’s version history.
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