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White Tower
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

How can I link my desktop app to my existing Dropbox folder?

Hi, I just unistalled Desktop App on my PC and want to install it again. Could you tell how to do it so all existing files already saved in on my PC will be relinked to Dropbox Folder  without donw...
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White Tower
Explorer | Level 3
9 months ago

Did you try this on your PC? Dropbox does not allow to use my old location. It says that the folder already exist and I have to choose another folder/location.

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    Jay
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    9 months ago

    Hi White Tower, when you perform an advanced reinstallation of the app, you get the option at the end of the installation to choose the location for the Dropbox folder. 

    Make sure to choose the parent folder in which your current Dropbox folder resides. For instance, if your folder is located in C:\My Files\Dropbox, choose C:\My Files. 

    If the app determines that this folder is from the same account, then it will link the folder to the account and spend some time reindexing all the files to check if any changes were made.

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