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NickArrow
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Do Dropbox files vanish during a computer factory reset?

Hi,

 

As the title says,

Do Dropbox files vanish when you do a factory reset on your computer?

It seems like it because I have read that if you delete the files it also disappear from the dropbox.

But I want to have it confirmed. 

Is there no way you can store it online while doing a factory reset?

Thanks!

Regards,

Nick

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    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    3 years ago

    Hi NickArrow 

     

    Dropbox files would only get deleted IF you deleted them from the drive before you did the reset. As a Factory Reset would be done when Dropbox wasnt running (i.e. its from the BIOS / set up programs) it wouldnt actively delete the files in your own Dropbox 

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      NickArrow
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      Thank you for your reply!

       

      Ok, so the files in my saved Dropbox catalog which I have uploaded online won't get deleted when I do a factory reset of the computer?

      This is important to know for me so I don't loose everything.

       

      Thank you!

      Regards,

      Niklas

      • Mark's avatar
        Mark
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        3 years ago

        No they wont. 

         

        If you are really concerned you can always unlink Dropbox first 🙂

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