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Timothy6
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

What does this message mean about deleting my file from all devices?

When I try to delete a file from my dropbox it asks if I want to delete all of those files from all devices?  Yet it does not provide any secondary options, like its all or nothing? What does t...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi Timothy6, thanks for contacting us.

 

This message means it would delete the file from that location in the Dropbox folder, the the same location on the Dropbox site, and the same location any Dropbox folder that your account is currently connected to.

 

It won't affect files with the same name that are outside the Dropbox folder. 

 

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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