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ndbox12
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11 months ago

Dropped a file into my Dropbox folder and don't know how to get it out

I have a project ive been working on for a while, and i decided to drag and drop it into my dropbox folder through my file explorer window.  But then i realized the file size was multiple gb and i ...
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Walter
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11 months ago

How are you moving the folder exactly ndbox12? Can you maybe send me a screenshot of the options you get? 

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ndbox12
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11 months ago

still not at my computer rn, but the way I did it is I dragged and dropped the folder into the dropbox folder in the file explorer app.

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    Walter
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    11 months ago

    Do you see in your account's homepage on the web then to delete it from there if needed ndbox12? 

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      ndbox12
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      11 months ago

      I see it on the homepage, but I don’t want to delete the file on my computer, I just want it out of dropbox since its important to me.

      really i just want to undo adding it to dropbox. id send screenshots but dropbox doesnt let me log in on a different device. 

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        Walter
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        11 months ago

        Did you copy or move the file in the first place ndbox12? 

        I'd recommend waiting to be able to access your computer to move it out of your Dropbox folder manually to be safe in this case, but you could also delete it and restore it from your deleted files page or the events page once you get to be on your computer. 

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