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ChantDad
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

How to remove desktop from dropbox

Somehow, all links on my laptop Desktop were copied to a Dropbox folder called "Desktop"; if I did it, it was accidental  I don't know why I need that and when I delete the Desktop folder in Drop...
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rafamous
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

I completely uninstalled dropbox and my computer and DESKTOP is STILL within the dropbox folder.

I can't delete the desktop from the dropbox folder because it's THE ACTUAL DESKTOP. 

 

I have tried uninstalling and re-installing and no matter what it starts uploading my DESKTOP (which is connected to my whole computer).

 

It all started when I accepted a free sync trial. Ugh.

 

It's been perfect for a decade and now I must figure out how to get my DESKTOP out of the dropbox folder or go with another backup solution.

 

In the images, the sync folder only shows up when hidden files are shown. Again, I have uninstalled dropbox and it's still controlling my computer. Help!!

 

 

 

Walter's avatar
Walter
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5 years ago

In that case, could you perhaps try the steps outlined here to reset your file-paths and let us know if it helped improve matters rafamous?

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