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chinmei_1
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Unlinked, deleted dropbox in laptop , will delete dropbox files in my harddisk affect the cloud?

Hi, Need to remove the company's dropbox in my laptop as I resigned from the company.

I've unlinked and removed the desktop app in my laptop, but notice there is a dropbox file in my user file. 

Will it affect the cloud if I am to permanently delete the file in my user file? 

 

Thanks.

  • Hey there, chinmei_1, welcome to our Community! 

     

    If you've unlinked, and uninstalled our app from your device, then you're safe to delete any Dropbox-related content off of your device. 

     

    You can double check through your programs to see that Dropbox isn't installed there, and then delete the files.

     

    I hope this helps!

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    Hey there, chinmei_1, welcome to our Community! 

     

    If you've unlinked, and uninstalled our app from your device, then you're safe to delete any Dropbox-related content off of your device. 

     

    You can double check through your programs to see that Dropbox isn't installed there, and then delete the files.

     

    I hope this helps!

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