Can't delete a file called vault.dbx-vault

[futandrew]

Can't delete a file called vault.dbx-vault

This just appeared for no reason, and I cannot delete it. This is under the root folder. 

[Rich]

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@futandrew wrote:

Can't delete a file called vault.dbx-vault

This just appeared for no reason, and I cannot delete it. This is under the root folder. 

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That file is required by the Dropbox Vault feature and it cannot be deleted.

[futandrew]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I understand it's a feature. However, there are two vault files on my list. I want to delete one of them. The one that has the file name "vault.dbx-vault" cannot be opened or deleted.

 

[Rich]

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@futandrew wrote:

The one that has the file name "vault.dbx-vault" cannot be opened or deleted. 

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You can't delete it. The file is required by Dropbox. Just ignore it.

[Operator_Tank]

While this can be ignored, this is something I would consider very user unfriendly and confusing. I just ran into this myself. If this can be technically changed, I would strongly vote for this to be adjusted in future Dropbox versions / updates. Besides even the Help Center entry regarding this is confusing.

[kohirose]

I can't ignore as it always appear in the list. It destructs my brain. It's like an garbage in a clean room. Let us delete. Thank you.

[Walter]

Hey @kohirose, sorry to hear about this.

Could you please clarify your device's OS and if you've enabled hidden files to show on your computer perhaps?

Have you set up a Dropbox Vault in the past by the way?