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rsrunique
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago
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How can I delete a large file from my account after sharing it via shared link?

I sent links to 'email' some large files.  The files show up now in dropbox under recent; however, there is no way to delete them.  The system message is 'the file does not exist'.  They are still th...
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  • rsrunique's avatar
    rsrunique
    2 years ago

    Thank you!!!!   That worked!   I had never opened the 'Shared' tab.

     

    What a relief to have this over after months of fussing with it!

     

    I appreciate the patient step-by-step diligence you exhibited in solving this for me.

     

    Gratefully,

    rsrunique

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Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
2 years ago

They wont take up Dropbox space if they are not at www.dropbox.com/home. They WILL take up hard drive space if you saved somewhere else (desktop / downloads etc.). Or, if you deleted to recycle bin and havent emptied yet 🙂

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ginaaspetti
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

It is unfortunate that there is no way to delete this history.  Someone sent me an inappropriate link and now it lives in my dropbox "recent links" where my children can see it.  Is there no way to clear the history?  This is a terrible feature of Dropbox if that is indeed the case.  😞

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    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Sorry to hear about this, ginaaspetti.

     

    Where are you seeing this? On the Dropbox website or the mobile app?

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      rsrunique
      Helpful | Level 6
      2 years ago

      It is on the Dropbox website.  I do not use the mobile app, just my PC.

       

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
        2 years ago

        Hey rsrunique! Do you see those files, if you visit your Dropbox homepage here? 

         

        If yes, you should be able to delete them this way (keep in mind that the shared links you sent will also stop working, if the files they link to are deleted from your account).

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