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MRBC001
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

How do I completely remove dropbox from my Mac ?

I followed basic instructions on how to remove the dropbox application from my mac, However, I still see an empty folder in my user folder under public that is named Dropbox. cannot be deleted?  Is...
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Paintmaster
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8 months ago

I know this is years after the question was posted, but I was going through the same process and looked in my Public folder. The folder you see in there isn't Dropbox but Drop Box. Drop Box is a folder that allows users on a network to drop files into your public folder without having access to your full computer file system. All that to say, that folder is not associated with Dropbox the app but with the operating system.  

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