I was notified of the potential data loss and checked my data on the 'personalized web page.' Of the 12,000 files that may have been affected, I found only a subfolder of a few dozen photos that may've been removed.
The problem is that when I clicked 'restore all' from within the subfolder, Dropbox restored all 12,000 files rather than just the files within the folder.
Note to DB's UX team: when you place a Restore All checkbox above the lefthand file selection column, it means 'select and restore all files on the page', not 'lift the roof off my house and dump in all the shit I spent months decluttering.'
The problem is that when I clicked 'restore all' from within the subfolder, Dropbox restored all 12,000 files rather than just the files within the folder.
Note to DB's UX team: when you place a Restore All checkbox above the lefthand file selection column, it means 'select and restore all files on the page', not 'lift the roof off my house and dump in all the shit I spent months decluttering.'