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dhainlin
5 years agoExplorer | Level 3
can't redirect into reparse point please choose different target path
So, I uninstalled Dropbox. Now I find that my folders; Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Pictures, and God knows what else are all set to my Dropbox folder. When I go to 'restore' these folders t...
- 4 years ago
Hello everyone,
Our engineer's have looked into this and have provided a solution that should assist. If you follow the steps below, this should ensure that your folders are restored to the default for your PC. If you have any other issues, feel free to create a new thread and we will follow up with you shortly.
1) Make sure the Dropbox desktop application is running (re-download if you have already deleted the application)
2) Click on the Dropbox icon in the system tray and then click your profile picture or initials
3) Select âPreferencesâ
4) Click on the âAccountâ tab, and then click in the window under the tab (just anywhere will do)
5) Hold down the âalt+Hâ keys
6) select the option to âreset OS foldersâ
Emmet
Community Manager
4 years agoHello everyone,
Our engineer's have looked into this and have provided a solution that should assist. If you follow the steps below, this should ensure that your folders are restored to the default for your PC. If you have any other issues, feel free to create a new thread and we will follow up with you shortly.
1) Make sure the Dropbox desktop application is running (re-download if you have already deleted the application)
2) Click on the Dropbox icon in the system tray and then click your profile picture or initials
3) Select âPreferencesâ
4) Click on the âAccountâ tab, and then click in the window under the tab (just anywhere will do)
5) Hold down the âalt+Hâ keys
6) select the option to âreset OS foldersâ
fdsafgasdfgas
4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello. I have this same issue but i cant do this solution because i deleted my original dropbox account i used
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