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grannysmith1
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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How do I delete files from Dropbox only and not my computer's hard drive?

i dont know how files got into my dropbox and now I have several locations with the same files.  How do I delete the dropbox files and ensure files on  my pc's hard drive are not affected?
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    7 years ago

    Hey there grannysmith1  - sorry for the tardy response; are you still having issues with this? 

    If you do, I'd suggest taking a look at the following Help Center article:

    https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/delete-files

    If there's anything else I can help with from my end, please let me know. Oh and happy Monday!

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MojoMojo
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

What file types are you referring to? Pictures?

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RBenne231
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Mostly pictures but i finally just deleted them and they seem to hae stayed on my computer. 

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