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dropitlikeitshot1
Helpful | Level 7
12 months ago

Moving files on my desktop to the trash deletes them immediately instead.

I am running Dropbox Backup. On MacOS, when I drag a file on my desktop to the trash, it is deleted automatically. In other words, it does not appear in the trash in case I want to recover it later. ...
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paleshadow691
New member | Level 2
12 days ago

I don't have Desktop backup enabled to begin with. I'd be glad to email to investigate further. In any case my actual concern is with the "trashing from Dropbox folder in dock" version of the issue and not the Desktop issue.

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Megan
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12 days ago

Hey paleshadow691!

I just sent you an email in order for us to investigate further. Reply back to me, and we'll take it from there.

Thanks!

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