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Country198
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5 years ago
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Completely uninstall dropbox

Why when I uninstall dropbox it is still there??  It comes out of my programs and the App disappears when I press uninstall, but when I type in dropbox my folders and everything still comes up.  I w...
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    Mark
    5 years ago

    It doesnt delete your Dropbox files that are inside of Dropbox i.e. the files and things you have been syncing. That you need to do yourself. 

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Mark
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5 years ago

It doesnt delete your Dropbox files that are inside of Dropbox i.e. the files and things you have been syncing. That you need to do yourself. 

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Proxima
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Although I was able to remove what appears to be all folders on C: drive containing word "Dropbox", every time I start the computer it complains dropbox is missing.   I want to completely remove any traces of it!

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