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Richard W's avatar
Richard W
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

How do I delete backup folder?

I need to delete the backup folder, how do I do this?
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Richard W, thanks for messaging the Community.

 

It depends on what kind of backup you're referring to, is this for a computer backup or an external drive backup? Also, are you trying to remove a single folder, or the entire backup itself?

 

Are you able to see the backup on this page?

 

This will help me to assist further!

Richard W's avatar
Richard W
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Jay,

Thanks for responding. The backup folder I need to delete is within the Drop Box program, one I didn't realize I was setting up and would take up my entire 2 GB of free space. Therefore, this is what I need to delete so I can import new file. 

Richard

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Thanks for the info, if you need to disable the backup, you can do so by following these steps.

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