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MultiKoopa
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2 years ago
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I can't use Shift + delete for my folders due to new "delete for everyone" pop-up message.

I am unable to shift+delete any folder inside my dropbox folder so I can skip the recycling bin. This seems to be connected to this new popup about asking if I'm sure I want to delete for everyone. W...
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    MultiKoopa
    2 years ago

    full uninstall and reinstall fixed it. Thank you!

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MultiKoopa
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

I don't know how to make it appear again once I checked the box to never show it again. Can you explain that to me?

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Can you try the following and let me know if it works?

  1. Open your Dropbox preferences
  2. Go to the Account tab
  3. Hold Alt+H on your keyboard and you should see an option for file system warnings
  4. Check or enable the option

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