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How to delete a Dropbox folder from the Windows file system?
I recently had to change my email address. Trying to adapt that in my dropbox account I accidentaly created me a second drop-box account. After finding out about my mistake I took a second attempt an...
After another search I found a link that this terrific forum SW does not allow me to paste (claiming that it contains invalid HTML ||-( - it's a link to MS' knowledge base) and the command
"rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin"
mentioned there and executed in an admin shell finally did the trick.
> let me know how you connected the Dropbox application to the correct (original) account, after it was linked to the second one?
I had logged out from the second account in DropBox (opening it via the taskbar icon) and logged in again this time using the credentials for the first account.
> Are you able to access the second account on dropbox.com?
Yes, I am . And in fact I kept it and am now using it for a different purpose (as relay for synchronisation between misc. mobile devices).
> check the list of connected devices
In both accounts I see:
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Devices
You haven’t linked any devices to your personal Dropbox account. Install Dropbox to sync your devices.
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But file changes from my local Dropbox folder are synched to DropBox cloud and are e.g. visible via the browser. So, my primary/original account definitely is connected with my PC.
Nancy
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThis Dropbox-SW starts to seriously annoy me! When I wanted to paste a screenshot into my response it declared that I am not a registered user and must first finish registration. WTF? I then clicked onto "finish registration" and it stated to have me sent a 6-digit code "to all my devices" that I need to enter. A few seconds later I got a popup stating "this is your registration code plus a number" but that popup disappeared so quickly again that I had no time to jot it down.
And now I am seeking where or via which channel this popup had appeared. It's not in the Windows' system notifications, it didn't come via Email, so where the heck is that registration code now hiding???Second attempt, after having completed registration to the forum after locating that darn "registration code". It also arrived in an email but only a few minutes later...
The non-visible part for "selective sync" on top shows ALL folders underneath "C:\Users\mmo\Dropbox" as checked.
I rebooted my box in Safe Mode but even with that these folders are undeletable. When I select "Empty Recycle Bin" I see the dialog "Preparing files to delete" and underneath "Discovered items: " counting up to ~3GB. Subsequently the dialog header changes to "Deleting" but then the dialog almost immediately closes without actually removing those 2 folders. :-(
After another search I found a link that this terrific forum SW does not allow me to paste (claiming that it contains invalid HTML ||-( - it's a link to MS' knowledge base) and the command
"rd /s /q C:\$Recycle.bin"
mentioned there and executed in an admin shell finally did the trick.
