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Trying to unlink some devices, but their names don't match.
Hi I'm trying to delink one device so that I can add another. But when I go into see my devices, none of the devices listed show any of the devices I use--the names are totally different. Where can ...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
soco1 wrote:
But when I go into see my devices, none of the devices listed show any of the devices I use--the names are totally different.
For computers, Dropbox uses the name of the computer at the time it was linked to the account. If the computer name changes, Dropbox isn't updated.
If the operating systems are different on your devices, hover over the information icon in the Most recent activity column and it will show you what the OS is for that particular device.
Thanks for the quick reply, Rich! I guess my computer names must have changed. I'm running windows 10 on all the devices, so that trick won't work. Is my only other option just to uninstall and de-link my devices one at a time, and then re-install?
