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Paul C.32
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4 months ago
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Accidentally deleted .dropbox file

Device MacBook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS Sequoia 15.5 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 230.4.8797 Question or Issue I deleted the ".dropbox" file from the roo...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    4 months ago

    It should just auto regenerate next time Dropbox is ran - but you may find things like Selective Sync settings need to be reset up and it will have to fully reindex everything again

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Theresa
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4 months ago

Hi there Paul C.32​  and welcome back to the Dropbox Community, it's so great to have you here. I’m so glad to hear you were able to recover your file  and thanks so much for coming back to share this update. It’s always encouraging for others to see that these things can be fixed.

By the way, I'm Theresa one of the community managers here at Dropbox HQ 👩‍💻. I’d love to know.. how do you usually use Dropbox? Is there a particular feature that’s been especially helpful in keeping your files safe and organised?

Looking forward to hearing more,

T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager)

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