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Petamo
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2 years ago
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Deleting copies of photo

If I delete a photo in a folder and there is a copy of it in another folder, will both be deleted?
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    2 years ago

    Hi Petamo 

    No, only the one you delete will be removed. There isnt a link to files elsewhere. 

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Mark
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2 years ago

Hi Petamo 

No, only the one you delete will be removed. There isnt a link to files elsewhere. 

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    Petamo
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    Thanks Mark…just double checking…that means that the second photo that is the same in another folder in Dropbox is safe???

    I am struggling at present sorting my folders…so many…and so many double…even triples of the same photo…to coin a phrase, it is ‘doing my head in’!!!!!

     

    • Mark's avatar
      Mark
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      2 years ago

      Yes they are safe. 

      Dropbox has no link, at all, to files or folders in other locations. 

       

      If you want to test it just delete one and go check 🙂

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        Petamo
        Helpful | Level 6
        2 years ago

        Sorry…sigh…within the same Dropbox account????

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