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JoeL11
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago
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How to Remove Access to Dropbox files

I have to send my laptop in for repair and I want to remove access to the Dropbox files (some are shared with others, some are not) from the laptop.  So far I have Quit DropBox on the app, uninstalle...
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    Mark
    5 years ago

    Dropbox is a sync' tool so everything is downloaded and stored locally on each computer unless you state otherwise. So, although you've uninstalled the software etc. all that does is stop syncing it does not remove the files from the computer. So, now that you have uninstalled you can delete the files as you would any other and then, when you get the computer back, just reinstall Dropbox and let it download everything again.

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Mark
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5 years ago

Dropbox is a sync' tool so everything is downloaded and stored locally on each computer unless you state otherwise. So, although you've uninstalled the software etc. all that does is stop syncing it does not remove the files from the computer. So, now that you have uninstalled you can delete the files as you would any other and then, when you get the computer back, just reinstall Dropbox and let it download everything again.

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JoeL11
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Thank you, Mark for the response and explanation!

 

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