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Dropxanon123
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Re: Wanting to delete Dropbox folder on Hard drive without deleting those files elsewhere

I cant seem to find a straight answer for this, please help!  I joined a team last year that had a shared dropbox account, and I used my team's credentials to login to the dropbox account on my MacBook. I am no longer with the team, however the dropbox files are still showing on my hard drive. I have since logged out of this team account using the dropbox icon on the menu bar, however I still see the dropbox folder on my mac with all of the team's files. 

 

MY QUESTION - how do I remove this Dropbox folder on my hard drive without deleting files for everyone on the team?

 

Thank you for your help.

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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    4 years ago

    Hi Dropxanon123, welcome to our Community! 

     

    All you'd have to do, is sign out of the account on the app, and/or uninstall it. You'd then be safe to delete the Dropbox folder, and its content without affecting anyone else's files.

     

    I hope this clarifies. 

  • Dropxanon123's avatar
    Dropxanon123
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Thanks Megan! I already signed out using the instructions you provided the other person who had a similar problem. I'll try to contact the current admin and have them remove my device from the team dropbox account to make sure I'm ok deleting the folder. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    4 years ago

    Thanks for keeping us in the loop Dropxanon123 

     

    Let us know if you need anything else in the meantime! 

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