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ar12
5 years agoExplorer | Level 3
How to hide my dropbox cache from view?
Hi, I'm trying to neaten up my Dropbox files, but over the last few weeks I'm suddenly able to see .dropbox.cache in the main dropdown and also a file called 'desktop' in each folder. It's not the ...
- 5 years ago
ar12 wrote:Hi Lusil - followed step-by-step but no luck!
Pffffftt like that was going to do anything!
Go into your drobox folder in file explorer and select the VIEW menu, if you have no menu press the ALT key to bring it up.
View > options > change folder and search options > view tab > advanced settings > hidden files and folders > Don't show hidden files, folders or drives. > ok
You might want to also do the APPLY TO FOLDERS button to push that out to all folders.
Server_Align
5 years agoCollaborator | Level 10
ar12 wrote:Hi Lusil - followed step-by-step but no luck!
Pffffftt like that was going to do anything!
Go into your drobox folder in file explorer and select the VIEW menu, if you have no menu press the ALT key to bring it up.
View > options > change folder and search options > view tab > advanced settings > hidden files and folders > Don't show hidden files, folders or drives. > ok
You might want to also do the APPLY TO FOLDERS button to push that out to all folders.
- Rich5 years agoSuper User II
Server_Align wrote:
You might want to also do the APPLY TO FOLDERS button to push that out to all folders.
That doesn't matter. The Show hidden files, folders and drives option is system wide; not folder specific.
- ar125 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Server_Align that worked, thank you!!!!
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