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ColinD
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago
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Remove Dropbox completely from my computer

Removing Dropbox from my computer is proving to be a nightmare. My computer Operating system is Windows 10. I have managed to un sync from my account and deleted all the folders concerned in my Dro...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    5 years ago
    Okay, so it looks like you've already disabled the computer backup. Could you follow these steps to restore the default location of the folders?
ColinD's avatar
ColinD
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Thank you for replying.

 

To turn off computer backup:

I have got as far as the Backup Tab but I can't see any option for  "Manage Backups" so that's where I am at. see screen shot.

 

 

Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
5 years ago
Okay, so it looks like you've already disabled the computer backup. Could you follow these steps to restore the default location of the folders?
  • ColinD's avatar
    ColinD
    Helpful | Level 5
    5 years ago

    Thank you so much. It has worked.

    I have spent about a weak getting my folders back on to my computer and at last they are where they were.

    Grrrrrrrr Dropbox.

  • FrustratedUserB's avatar
    FrustratedUserB
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    When I follow these steps, I receive an error message stating "Can't redirect into reparse point, please choose different target path."

    Any further suggestions?

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      4 years ago

      Hey FrustratedUserB, sorry to hear about this.

       

      Can you please clarify if you have the desktop app installed on your computer or if you've uninstalled it at some point in the past?

      • FrustratedUserB's avatar
        FrustratedUserB
        Explorer | Level 4
        4 years ago

        The application was uninstalled from this PC. 

        Thanks! 

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