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Judy12159
Helpful | Level 7
3 years ago
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A '.dbxignore' file popped up on my desktop. Can I delete it?

I now have '.dbxignore'  on my desktop. Can I delete it or is it necessary to just leave it there. (Sorry if this is an inappropriate category, but I couldn't find an accurate one!)
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    HI Judy12159, Judy12205, if you have a different username, this means you've signed up on the phone using a different email from your current Dropbox account. 

     

    There isn't any issue with that, however, you might accidentally be saving files into a different account, since here are two different accounts. 

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Jay
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3 years ago

HI Judy12159, Judy12205, if you have a different username, this means you've signed up on the phone using a different email from your current Dropbox account. 

 

There isn't any issue with that, however, you might accidentally be saving files into a different account, since here are two different accounts. 

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Judy12205
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
I have deleted the duplicate account.
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    Judy12159
    Helpful | Level 7
    3 years ago

    But it's still showing up (Judy 12205)!

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