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Unlinking my device and deleting files on my laptop: what happens?
Hey!
I want to unlink my laptop from my dropbox account because I prefer to access my dropbox files through the webpage only. I don't want to have a dropbox folder on my laptop, even if it is o...
Hey Pippa_, thanks for posting your question to the Dropbox Community!
Unlinking a device from your Dropbox account will basically disconnect it from your Dropbox.
That means, that any changes made to the files on an unlinked computer, no longer affect the files in your Dropbox account online.
The "Delete files from my personal Dropbox next time this computer comes online." option is our remote wipe feature, which helps delete the files from the unlinked device, the next time it gets connected to the internet.
This is useful in case your device gets lost or stolen, for example, but your files online won't be affected.
I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Pippa_, thanks for posting your question to the Dropbox Community!
Unlinking a device from your Dropbox account will basically disconnect it from your Dropbox.
That means, that any changes made to the files on an unlinked computer, no longer affect the files in your Dropbox account online.
The "Delete files from my personal Dropbox next time this computer comes online." option is our remote wipe feature, which helps delete the files from the unlinked device, the next time it gets connected to the internet.
This is useful in case your device gets lost or stolen, for example, but your files online won't be affected.
I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.
Question: When I go to delete a file from my Dropbox folder on my computer the warning message comes up saying that the file will be wiped from my computer. It means ONLY from the Dropbox folder on my computer, not my system, right?
- Hannah
Hey MamaBear2, you are kind of correct here.
This warning means that the file will be deleted from your Dropbox in general.
That would be the Dropbox folder on your computer, any other devices you have linked to your Dropbox account and your account on dropbox.com.
However, if you have this file somewhere else on your computer, outside the Dropbox folder, that will not be affected whatsoever.
I hope this helps!
