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g v.
Collaborator | Level 10
6 years ago
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can I trash Computer backup.dbx-backup?

Hi,  even though I chose not to backup my computer, I find three new files in my Dropbox: Computer backup.dbx-backup Passwords app.dbx-passwords Vault.dbx-vault Can I trash them without Dro...
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  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the screenshot g v.!

     

    If you don't want to see these icons, you can delete them from the Dropbox folder. This won't affect the features themselves if you have them enabled or not already.

     

    Hope this helps!

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Daphne
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6 years ago

Thanks for the screenshot g v.!

 

If you don't want to see these icons, you can delete them from the Dropbox folder. This won't affect the features themselves if you have them enabled or not already.

 

Hope this helps!

g v.'s avatar
g v.
Collaborator | Level 10
6 years ago

thanks!

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
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    6 years ago

    Happy to be of help g v.!

     

    Don't hesitate to give me another nudge here if you have any other questions. 😁

     

    Hope you have a great rest of your day!

    • mortiz's avatar
      mortiz
      Explorer | Level 4
      5 years ago

      Hey Daphne,

       

      What happens when you delete it? I deleted it from my dropbox home thinking it would just get right if the icon or the recommendation/ad/feature. I accidentally got rid of those and my files got all corrupted and I lost a very important folder. Is there any way to get it back?

       

      Thank you,

      M

      • Daphne's avatar
        Daphne
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        5 years ago

        Sorry to hear about that mortiz!

         

        Can you check your events page to see what happened there?

         

        Also, where did you lose the folder from? Was it a file already within Dropbox, or was it a folder that you were backing up perhaps with the computer backup feature?

         

        Let me know and we can go from there!

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