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Mattflix
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6 months ago

I have two duplicate Dropbox folders on my Windows machine

Hi. I have two dropbox folders on my hard drive. When I use the app to access my computer folder, it takes me to Dropbox (Personal). I also, however, have a folder in the same location that's called ...
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Jay
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6 months ago

Hi Mattflix, thanks for the info.

Did you have another Dropbox account that was connected to a Dropbox team, and then link this personal and work account using these steps? This is because your Dropbox folder would've been changed to Dropbox (Personal), hence my question.

The 'Dropbox' folder with the arrow most likely is a shortcut to your main Dropbox (Personal) folder. The desktop app creates this hidden link for you, to prevent old apps from breaking when trying to access the old Dropbox folder, which would've been renamed to Dropbox (Personal).

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

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