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klemensovo
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12 months ago

How to Disable Deletion Warning for Online-Only Files

Whenever I try to delete an online-only file in my Dropbox folder on macOS, I get a confirmation popup saying the file will be deleted immediately and cannot be undone. While I understand the purpose...
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klemensovo
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12 months ago

Hi Jay,

I just quit Dropbox app entirely, and I was still receiving this message. I hope that helps you.

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12 months ago

Thanks for the info. This means that this is a prompt generated by Finder, and not Dropbox, since it's still occurring when the app has been exited. 

 

You may be able to find a setting within the Finder settings to disable this notification when deleting files.

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