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    <title>topic Re: Old files in Dropbox cache seems to be with virus, is it safe to manual delete that? in Security and Permissions</title>
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    <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1571672"&gt;@Patricia Fernandes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Everytime the antivirus program scans my computer it indicates infected files in the Old Files folder in the Dropbox cache.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;It is possible?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Is it safe to delete these files manually?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;It's likely a false positive. It happens often because the files in cache are fragments, not complete files, and many antivirus packages detect certain fragments as a virus. You can delete the files, but Dropbox will just recreate them as necessary, and if you delete them while syncing, the sync will need to start over. Best to just just leave them alone and add your .dropbox.cache folder to the exclusions list in your antivirus software.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:48:38 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2022-09-06T12:48:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Old files in Dropbox cache seems to be with virus, is it safe to manual delete that?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Old-files-in-Dropbox-cache-seems-to-be-with-virus-is-it-safe-to/m-p/620684#M4877</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Everytime the antivirus program scans my computer it indicates infected files in the Old Files folder in the Dropbox cache.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;It is possible?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Is it safe to delete these files manually?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:23:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Patricia Fernandes</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-09-06T10:23:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Old files in Dropbox cache seems to be with virus, is it safe to manual delete that?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Old-files-in-Dropbox-cache-seems-to-be-with-virus-is-it-safe-to/m-p/620720#M4878</link>
      <description>&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;HR /&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/1571672"&gt;@Patricia Fernandes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;wrote:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Everytime the antivirus program scans my computer it indicates infected files in the Old Files folder in the Dropbox cache.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;It is possible?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; &lt;SPAN class=""&gt;&lt;SPAN class=""&gt;Is it safe to delete these files manually?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;It's likely a false positive. It happens often because the files in cache are fragments, not complete files, and many antivirus packages detect certain fragments as a virus. You can delete the files, but Dropbox will just recreate them as necessary, and if you delete them while syncing, the sync will need to start over. Best to just just leave them alone and add your .dropbox.cache folder to the exclusions list in your antivirus software.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:48:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Old-files-in-Dropbox-cache-seems-to-be-with-virus-is-it-safe-to/m-p/620720#M4878</guid>
      <dc:creator>Rich</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-09-06T12:48:38Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Old files in Dropbox cache seems to be with virus, is it safe to manual delete that?</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Security-and-Permissions/Old-files-in-Dropbox-cache-seems-to-be-with-virus-is-it-safe-to/m-p/620780#M4882</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you, I will try this way.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:58:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Patricia Fernandes</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-09-06T16:58:56Z</dc:date>
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