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JOJO Nikai
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12 months ago

Can I delete the Dropbox.cache folder?

hello, i have a dropbox desktop app and there is a folder named .dropbox.cache . can I remove that folder from my dropbox ? is it safe to delete it?

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    Mark
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    12 months ago
    JOJO Nikai wrote:

    is it safe to delete it?

    No. 

    That contains all of the files necessary to run Dropbox, identify what shared folders are and contains the index of your directories. 

    You can empty the directory (but you may find you end up loosing file downloads currently in progress and some quick restores etc) but do not delete it. 

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    Mark
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    12 months ago

    Then it currently just contains the databases and index. It will grow over time, and shrink while not used. 

    Do not delete, however. 

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