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mairabay
6 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Can I delete the dropbox-dist-tmp folders on linux?
I keep getting a message from Dropbox that it cannot sync because I am out of disk space. I used a disk space analyzer and it turns out that Dropbox itself is using approx 600MB accross multiple fol...
- 6 years ago
Hi mairabay,
Similar things could happens when you try 'play' with the distribution directory while dropbox is still running (confirmed from my experience). Probably this could be some update process side effect (I haven't seen this but...). Anyway: While the main distribution directory (.dropbox-dist) is consistent and ready, any other similar directories are meaningless and could be removed safely. :wink:
Hope this helps.
Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
Hi mairabay,
Similar things could happens when you try 'play' with the distribution directory while dropbox is still running (confirmed from my experience). Probably this could be some update process side effect (I haven't seen this but...). Anyway: While the main distribution directory (.dropbox-dist) is consistent and ready, any other similar directories are meaningless and could be removed safely. :wink:
Hope this helps.
mairabay
6 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hey Здравко,
Thanks for the reply. I haven't done anything with Dropbox except to use it as intended (ie, I haven't "played" with anything or any configuration). So it looks like it is safe to delete those folders.
Thank you so much!
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