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enigmachrysalis
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2 years ago
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Are there any default folders generated upon creating a new Dropbox account?

I have a mishmash of folders in my Dropbox dues to various synced devices and I was trying to track what I may have automatically backed up versus the folders I created. Some of the names are intuiti...
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    Rich
    2 years ago
    enigmachrysalis wrote:

    In previous versions I know there was at least a 'Public' folder (and there was a "Getting Started' PDF as well.) Do you mean there are no others in addition to that?

    No. I mean there are no files or folders at all in a newly created account. The Public folder hasn't been used in 12 years (Oct 4, 2012 to be precise).

     

     

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enigmachrysalis
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

In previous versions I know there was at least a 'Public' folder (and there was a "Getting Started' PDF as well.) Do you mean there are no others in addition to that?

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Rich
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2 years ago
enigmachrysalis wrote:

In previous versions I know there was at least a 'Public' folder (and there was a "Getting Started' PDF as well.) Do you mean there are no others in addition to that?

No. I mean there are no files or folders at all in a newly created account. The Public folder hasn't been used in 12 years (Oct 4, 2012 to be precise).

 

 

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