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lauri3
New member | Level 2
1 hour ago

I can't delete residual files in the Dropbox folder on Windows 10

Lenovo Hybrid laptop Tablet 2014   

Windows 10,

DB not available

How to delete residual files in DB folder if DB not available / not connected in (old) computer anymore? 

Have tried this > https://help.dropbox.com/delete-restore/delete-files

outcome is this: 

 

> https://www.dropboxforum.com/category/101001000/discussions/101001013 

 

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1 Reply

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    40 minutes ago

    Hi lauri3, thanks for messaging the Community!

    How long ago was it that you disconnected the Dropbox desktop application from this machine?

    Have you rebooted the machine since this error appeared?

    Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!

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