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Zaveloff
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

How to delete files on the web?

I received a message that my Dropbox is full and discovered that there are a large number of files that are stored online but are not on my computer. How can I delete these?
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maher1982's avatar
maher1982
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4 years ago

Follow the instructions below to delete a file or folder from your Dropbox account:

On dropbox.com

  1. Sign in to dropbox.com.
  2. Hover over the file or folder and click the "…" (ellipsis).
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Click Delete again to confirm.

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