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BarryG
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Telling a new installation where I want the Dropbox folder to be on Windows

Application Affected Dropbox program on PC Device (HP laptop) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (Windows 10.)   Question or Issue I have Dropbox running on an old machine. I would...
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BarryG's avatar
BarryG
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

I am on a basic plan, with just three devices (the new one is the third; I had to delete a long dead, forgotten laptop).

Will that link work for mere mortals? If not, ...

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Jay
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2 months ago

Yes, if you remove your new device, then you should have 2 devices in total, meaning you can add a third to your account in order to do the advanced reinstallation.

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