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biancabriglio
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Deleting Dropbox folder off Mac without losing files.

Hi!  I recently deleted the Dropbox App off of my mac, however there is a folder that is saved onto my desktop. I am afraid of deleting that folder permanently because I do not want to lose the fil...
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3 years ago

Hi biancabriglio, if you're certain the Dropbox desktop application has been fully uninstalled from the machine, and your computer isn't showing up as a connected device, then it should be safe to delete that folder, and the files on the site won't be affected.

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biancabriglio
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Hi, thank you so much for responding. I just had a follow up. 

 

I have added an image of my dropbox account and it shows that is its no longer linked to my Macbook. In this case, would I be safe to delete the folder that is saved to my desktop?

 

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    3 years ago

    That should be fine then, the Dropbox folder you're seeing on the desktop shouldn't be linked to this account you're currently viewing on the site, so no files from there would be deleted.

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