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How can I revert accidential folder move without affecting file sync?
Some of my teammates accidentially move a huge folder into another directory. It's easy to revert locally with Ctrl+Z but I'm afraid if it affects to file sync. What is the correct way to recover thi...
Yes, any changes made within Dropbox will sync to all other connected computers. There's no other way to revert a change like that without it syncing. Even if you were to rewind the account to a specific day, all the changes would need to sync to the conencted comptuers.
Your best course of action is to simply move the folder back and allow the changes to sync.
Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi thara - welcome to the Community and happy Friday!
Just so I can better advise here, could you send me the exact status of the desktop app as shown within your computer's system tray/menu bar? Is it 'Up to date' or still syncing those changes?
Let me know what you find and we'll take it from there.
Hi @Walter, happy Friday for you too!
The machine that made mistake is syncing from the begenning and the other machines are all 'Up to date', so the mistake is not affected to the others.
- Walter
Hi again thara; how are you today?
Do you have any updates on the matter?
If your app is showing 'up to date' now, you can move those files back to their original location as desired.
Keep me posted please!
Okay, I simplify my question; what should I do when a huge dropbox folder has accidentially moved? I want to revert immediately as if nothing has happened.
