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JimmyInTN
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Can I access "My Documents" on a different computer?

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JimmyInTN
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

When I log in to the Dropbox website though, My Documents is not listed. The only things listed are a few folders I shared online with a customer I was doing work for.

 
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Rich
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2 years ago
JimmyInTN wrote:

When I log in to the Dropbox website though, My Documents is not listed.

Perhaps the folder wasn't syncing? How, exactly, was your Documents folder hosted on Dropbox? What steps did you take to do it?

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    JimmyInTN
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    It was so long ago, I don't remember, but I think it was when I first installed Dropbox. I know I had 2 My Documents folders. One had the dropbox logo in the bottom of the icon. The other one contained a shortcut to the dropbox one.

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      JimmyInTN
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      The fact that the files were not on my hard drive and that I could access them, means they are out there somewhere. I just have to figure out how to get to them. 

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        Nancy
        Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
        2 years ago

        JimmyInTN, are you seeing your documents if you go here?

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