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Beancounter4751
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago
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My PC (Desktop) folder

Dropbox created a <<My PC (Desktop)>> folder which I can view all contents of my PC. 

Would this affect my storage space?

Can I delete this folder from Dropbox WITHOUT deleting all my files on my PC?

Thanks for your help.

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    4 years ago
    Beancounter4751 wrote:

    Dropbox created a <<My PC (Desktop)>> folder which I can view all contents of my PC. 

    Would this affect my storage space?

    Yes.

     

    Can I delete this folder from Dropbox WITHOUT deleting all my files on my PC?

    No. You likely enabled the backup feature. You'll need to disable it if you no longer want those files to be backed up to your account.

     

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    4 years ago
    Beancounter4751 wrote:

    Dropbox created a <<My PC (Desktop)>> folder which I can view all contents of my PC. 

    Would this affect my storage space?

    Yes.

     

    Can I delete this folder from Dropbox WITHOUT deleting all my files on my PC?

    No. You likely enabled the backup feature. You'll need to disable it if you no longer want those files to be backed up to your account.

     

  • Beancounter4751's avatar
    Beancounter4751
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Thanks Rich.

     

    I create a backup folder (the "Backup Folder") on my PC (just in case) and backup a few folders / files to this Backup Folder. I then delete select folders/files from my view in the Dropbox. I checked my PC and my folders and files are intact. Then I proceeded to delete the <<My PC (Desktop)>> folder from Dropbox and remove all files permanently from "Deleted Files" in Dropbox.

     

    Thanks once again.:-)

     

  • Josi7's avatar
    Josi7
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    I did disable the Backup, but i can`t delete my files without them getting deletet on my computer

     

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 years ago

    Hi Josi7, let's jump right into this! 

     

    Can you visit your Backup page online, and check that the feature has been successfully disabled? 

     

    Also, when you disabled it, did you choose to keep your content in the folders of your device, or leave it in Dropbox?

     

    Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there! 

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