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oliverjames
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10 months ago

How can I bring the Family Room folder back to my desktop app?

Hi, I have deleted my shared family room folder off my desktop folders. It is still there when i log on to dropbox.com and my other family members can still see it. I am the one who set it up so i ...
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Nancy
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10 months ago

Hey oliverjames, hope you’re doing well. 

Just to make sure I got it right, you can see the Family Room folder on www.dropbox.com, but you’d also like to see it again on your desktop app. Correct? 

Do you remember how exactly you removed it from your desktop app in the first place? Did you use selective sync perhaps? If yes, you can make it appear again on your device this way.

Let me know how it goes.

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