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LeeHR
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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Files appearing which I can't delete

Hi,

 

I've noticed icons appearing in my dropbox and I'd like to get rid of them. I've tried deleting them with no success.

 

Icons pictured and circled.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    3 years ago
    LeeHR wrote:

    I've noticed icons appearing in my dropbox and I'd like to get rid of them. I've tried deleting them with no success.

    Those files are used by Dropbox and should not be deleted. If you do manage to delete them, Dropbox will just recreate them. They are required for Dropbox to function.

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    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    3 years ago
    LeeHR wrote:

    I've noticed icons appearing in my dropbox and I'd like to get rid of them. I've tried deleting them with no success.

    Those files are used by Dropbox and should not be deleted. If you do manage to delete them, Dropbox will just recreate them. They are required for Dropbox to function.

  • LeeHR's avatar
    LeeHR
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago
    Thanks for your help.

    I'll leave them alone then lol

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