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bflateland
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
Delete empty folder from deleted account
On my MacBook there is an empty «Drop Box» folder in my Public directory that is from an old and deleted Dropbox account. I would like to delete this folder as I have no use for it, but I cannot find...
- 4 years ago
The link in my previous message gives you more details on the feature, which is primarily to share files between other users on the same machine.
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
4 years agoHi bflateland, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Are you referring to a folder that appears in Finder itself?
Could you be referring to the Mac OS feature known as Drop Box (note the space in the name), which is unrelated to our service Dropbox?
This will help me to assist further!
bflateland
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
It is called Drop Box, so it seems that it is unrelated to you! Thank you. Would you happen to know what this feature is? I cannot find any hits through searching for Drop Box MacOS trying to find out what it is.
- Jay4 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
The link in my previous message gives you more details on the feature, which is primarily to share files between other users on the same machine.
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