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Delete content only on my phone, not in Dropbox. How to do that?
Hello. Dropbox free.
I have set automatic upload of photoes taken from smartphone to dropbox.
1) reviewing the pictures in dropbox, I want to delete some of them, but only from dropbox, not f...
Hey dondario, thanks for the additional clarifications.
That message you're seeing has to do with the devices linked to your Dropbox account.
If you have multiple devices connected to your Dropbox account and you make a change on one of the devices, the rest will also sync this change.
But this only affects Dropbox; if you have the same files on other locations on your computer or your phone, deleting them from Dropbox won't affect those.
I hope this helps!
hello.
many thanks for your reply.
yes, you understood what I meant.
working with desktop pc, in dropbox, when I select a picture and try to delete it, a "terrifying message" scares me: if you delete this file from dropbox, it will be deleted in any position, something like that. so, what is the meaning of the message if you just told me pictures do not disappear from phone gallery when deleted from dropbox?
thanks
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey dondario, thanks for the additional clarifications.
That message you're seeing has to do with the devices linked to your Dropbox account.
If you have multiple devices connected to your Dropbox account and you make a change on one of the devices, the rest will also sync this change.
But this only affects Dropbox; if you have the same files on other locations on your computer or your phone, deleting them from Dropbox won't affect those.
I hope this helps!
