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tomikobako
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Desktop, Downloads and Document folders have disappeared on macbook after uninstalling dropbox

Hi all,  I recently moved all my files in Desktop, Downloads and Document folders to iCloud to back them up before uninstalling dropbox. As soon as I uninstalled dropbox, these folders have disappe...
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    Hannah
    2 years ago

    That's great to hear, tomikobako!

     

    Before you delete anything, can you check how the backup of the particular computer appears here, in your backups page? Does it look active?

     

    If so, you should be able to go through the steps I linked in my previous response, to disable/delete the backup.

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