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Carza
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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I need to delete folders on my laptop

Hi there! I have dropbox folders on my laptop, which take up so much space. I already uninstalled dropbox desktop, but the folders aren't gone. Will the files be deleted if I delete these folders?
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    Hey Carza, thanks for posting on our Community!

     

    Uninstalling the desktop app wouldn't be deleting any of your files or folders on your computer. 

     

    Now that you've uninstalled the desktop app, your Dropbox folder is a local copy of the files you had stored in your Dropbox account and you could move or delete them as needed.

     

    I hope this helps and please let us know if you have any other questions. 

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sakiya
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

hi walter I am trying to free up starage space on my drop box online, I have deleted folders and files and its still saying I have no storage. I cant afford to upgrade my drop box and I would like to just delete files to create more space.

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey sakiya, could you let me know what is reported in your account's plan tab in regards to your quota? 

 

Do you see any files or folders on your homepage or on your backups page perhaps?

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