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Nisha Banerjee
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago
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What will happen if I delete all the program files of older versions from C drive of my computer?

Hello everyone!! I'm using Dropbox for a long time and I really satisfied with this app. But unfortunately, I'm facing one problem that it's making repeatedly new program files in each update with na...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    4 years ago
    Hey Nisha Banerjee, sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that these are the desktop app's installation folders and you should be able to delete them without affecting anything else.

    You can keep the folder for the version of the app you're currently using to be safe, just in case. 
Walter's avatar
Walter
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4 years ago
I'm afraid I'm not aware of such setting Nisha Banerjee

I wish I had a better answer for you. 
Nisha Banerjee's avatar
Nisha Banerjee
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Oh it's okay Walter 🙂 Thank you for your help! 😌 I'll check and delete those files manually. :white_check_mark:👍 

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