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ijensen8
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

unlinking dropbox from file explorer (windows 11) without deleting my account

Ahoi -   I want to unlink/delete DropBox from File Explorer (Windows 11) without changing my account. Your explanation is  short, sweet and to the point ... except that I can't follow it as righ...
  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    The Dropbox desktop application creates the folder in Explorer. You can't install the app without having it do so.

     

    If you want to remove the folder, you need to uninstall the Dropbox desktop application completely. To use Dropbox from then on, you'll need to use the Dropbox site, or the Dropbox for S Mode app.

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