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lucianolarosa
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

How can I clear out my deleted files quickly?

Regards. I want to empty my dropbox trash, how can I do it quickly?   Thanks
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Mark's avatar
Mark
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5 years ago

There is no 'deleted folder' on Dropbox so there is not a quick way to do this. You can click the box at the top of the screen just above the first folders / files name at the left side. However that will also select all files and folders NOT deleted. 

 

They do, however, auto clear themselves (30 days if free) and do not use up quota, so, I'd not worry TOO much about deleting them. 

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grrrrrr
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

This doesn't help if your box is full of garbage and you can't update any files until they're removed. I only get that stupid "buy more space" notice. This is such a mafia ploy I will NEVER pay one cent to Dropbox. Using onedrive from now on.

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