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Kismuntr
Explorer | Level 4
2 months ago

Dropbox syncing files already deleted from laptop and Dropbox

Device / System Acer Laptop / Windows 10 / latest app and browser Question or Issue Hello! I have deleted a folder containing a big amount of references (I am an artist) which has collected around...
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Kismuntr
Explorer | Level 4
2 months ago

Hi Megan​

I logged out of the app as you suggested. Now the app won't let me log in anymore. It requires a new location for the Dropbox folder and, as far as I understood, the app wants to resync all my files that are already existing on this device into the new folder. Choosing the same location is not possible. It is basically setting up dropbox on my device brandnew despite there already being a dropbox folder with all my files. Since I am unable to do so I can also not log into the app anymore.

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    Megan
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    2 months ago

    Hey Kismuntr!

    You should be able to relink the app to your existing Dropbox folder. During the installation process you should be able to see the 'advanced' setup.

    This should allow you to choose the parent folder of the existing Dropbox folder as the location for the new install, so as to merge the folders without re-downloading the files.

    Can you try out these steps, and let me know how they work out for you? 

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