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Where are unsynced Dropbox files stored on an old SSD?
This is going to be a doozy. On my previous computer, my Dropbox was having some issues so I disabled syncing, still using the folder to edit the files I was making day-to-day use of. I've since rep...
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIDropbox syncs files inside of \Dropbox and nothing else. So any files you need are in that directory.
The hidden cache is only of things that you've edited and its downloaded updated versions. So, in this case it wouldnt work.
The drive doesn't even have a Dropbox directory. When I try to look up file names directly that I know for certain were in the Dropbox 'folder' I would click into on my Quick Access on the left before, no search results are found.
To be clear, this drive was hooked into nothing else while having access to these files near the end of its direct use, right up until I turned my computer off and swapped the motherboard. It has since just been put in an NVME external enclosure.
- Rich
The drive doesn't even have a Dropbox directory
All files, even those that haven't synced up to Dropbox yet, are stored in your Dropbox folder. If you no longer have a Dropbox folder, then the old files would be gone as well. There is no other location or cache that Dropbox stores unsynced file in. They're simply stored in their original location within your Dropbox folder.
When I try to look up file names directly ... no search results are found.
Is the drive being indexed by Windows? If not, you may not see all possible search results.
- Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Falkyron, thanks for posting here!
Once the device was disconnected from your Dropbox account, I'm afraid that any changes occurred or actions taken upon the Dropbox folder fall outside our control.
I'm not entirely familiar with the NVME external enclosure that you mentioned, but it sounds as if it's not processing the Dropbox folder. I'm not sure as to why this might be happening, and how the content was stored there and if it was stored correctly, but this seems to be outside the scope of our support.
If you haven't already, I'd suggest visiting your account online to review the files and changes that were backed up before syncing was paused. Though, any edits you made after won't be available there.
If you, by any chance, remember having a copy of the files elsewhere, make sure to check that location as well.
Other than that, we'll be right if there's something else we can check!
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