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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 followed the steps (clicked on advanced setup to choose my already existing folder). It still says that this is not possible "There's already a folder or file named Dropbox". It wants to rename it and create a new "dropbox location" but then says it is not able to rename the folder and I have to choose another location, thus creating a whole new instance for dropbox and redownloading all the files that are already on my device (which I want to avoid).

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Walter
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2 months ago

Can you try selecting the parent folder then and not your already existing folder Kismuntr?

If you still get the same results, I'd appreciate a screenshot so that we can have a visual too. 

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