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YuchiRO
New member | Level 2
2 months ago

Renamed folders in my Dropbox folder but the changes didn't sync to the cloud

Hello,

I’m having an issue with Dropbox. I’ve renamed several folders on my local machine to make them easier to manage, but the folder names in the Dropbox cloud still reflect the old names. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Dropbox desktop app, but the cloud folder names remain unchanged.

Could you please help me force Dropbox to update the folder names in the cloud to match the renamed folders on my computer?

Thank you!

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 months ago

    Is Dropbox running and did you update the files INSIDE of the Dropbox folder? If it is running what does it say if you mouse over its icon on the status bar? 

     

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