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How to recover files I removed from drop box Mac
I wanted to save my files to an external drive. So I drug them out of drop box and onto my mac. Then I drug them to an external hard drive. Now I find out I can't open the files on my external d...
If they're available locally and you can open them as normal, yes.
They will of course get deleted from Dropbox, but you can move them to any location you prefer.
Thank you, for your help!
So my question, once I make the files available offline can I remove them from drop box and not loose them?
If so, how do I do this?
Also, I have no idea if my drop box files are saved on my Mac or my external hard drive.
I want to be able to save all of my files on my external hard drive.
To be very honest I don't have the money to spend to keep drop box. So I need to remove my files from drop box and save them to an external hard drive so I don't lose them. I need help...
- Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey dunlapjs, thanks for your replies here.
So, once you make the files available offline and they are available on your computer, then you should be able to drag them out of the Dropbox folder again and you won't have the same issue.
The Dropbox application saves them to your Dropbox folder, which is on your internal drive, so that's where they should be now.
If the application is working correctly and syncing, once you drag them out, they should also be deleted from your Dropbox account.
I hope this helps!
Wonderful! And so once I have them offline, and drag them out of drop box, I won't lose them?
(I had that scare just yesterday)
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