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H20 water
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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How can I delete the Dropbox desktop app and only use the online version?

Hello, I want to delete/un sync and remove all desktop Dropbox stuff, and strictly use the online version. How do I do this?
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Yes, that will unlink your account, as it sounds like you can't get the desktop app to load. Once the device is unlinked, you can continue with the uninstallation of the app.

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Jay
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2 years ago

It won't sync any new copies of files, however, the local Dropbox folder will still have any data you had in it before, so make sure to delete that folder or move the data elsewhere if need be.

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H20 water
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Ok, I have done that. Everything seems to be as I want it now. Thank you kindly for your assistance. Really appreciated. 

 

Have a great weekend!

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    Jay
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    2 years ago

    No worries, glad to have helped out, enjoy your weekend!

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