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ainstushar
New member | Level 2
6 years ago

Dropbox moving my documents folder

Hi guys, I just tried the latest beta feature that allows me to backup my mac's folders.   The issue is that when I select to backup my documents folder, dropbox just moves my entire documents fo...
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nkwan
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

this just happened to me too and I am also v surprised they moved everything without a notification! my links are all broken and I'm having trouble moving it all back. Really hope it doesn't accidentally delete anything

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