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ColinD's avatar
ColinD
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

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
    3 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?
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Janinec
Explorer | Level 4

I don't want to install the app - is there any other way? can't I do it from the website? please send me the instructions...

 

also I have lost 3 folders from the lap top desktop, photos, documents and downloads....its ridiculous..... I just want all my files back and to close off. I hope. you can assist me to do this?

 

regards

Janine

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Janinec, could you clarify what your issue is exactly? Are the files missing on the computer or the site directly?

 

Are you able to recover the missing files from the deleted files page?

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