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tuongvan
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago

Dropbox Backup automatically creates folders under folders under folders ad infinitum

On my Macbook I once asked Dropbox to do backup of my Documents folder. What it did was to create a folder called "My files in Dropbox" and put all of my files under this folder. But under My files i...
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tuongvan
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago

Hi, the ticket number is 23417212. Thanks for looking into it. 

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Megan
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1 year ago

Hey crismelo, if you've disabled your Backup, and signed out or uninstalled the Dropbox app, then you can make any changes you want locally, without impacting your files online. 

 

Just make sure to keep a copy of the content you might need to keep locally on your device. 

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    crismelo
    Explorer | Level 4
    1 year ago

    Please team help me! 

    I had 5GB free in my C drive and now is 121 MB. I have unistall dropbox, but I have accessed Dropbox to ensure my files are still in Dropbox. What do I need to do to stop Dropbox  taking space on my C drive?  Please answer me before my laptop stop working for good.

     

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    Megan
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    1 year ago

    Hi tuongvan, did you have any issues when trying to remove your Dropbox content locally? 

     

     

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