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User258
10 months agoNew member | Level 2
Can't delete my Dropbox backup even if I already unlinked the PC
As I wrote in the subject, I have already unlinked the computer, and the list of linked devices is empty. Nevertheless, every time I click to delete the Backup folders, I am told that since I no long...
- 2 years ago
Phil_STE wrote:
... files that were previously linked in some third-party applications will need to be linked again. ... will I have to relink the dropbox folder files ...This doesn't refer to shared links to files/folders in your account. It refers to having files that use embedded links to other files in your Dropbox. For instance, a spreadsheet that is linked to and pulls data from another spreadsheet. Such links use full paths, and with the Dropbox folder moving to a new location, those paths will be different, so embedded links will break and need to be re-linked.
the problem self resolved without doing anything.... a new option "unlink" appeared when i tried to delete the backup again and again... (even if there was ANY to unlink). I click on it and soon after that I was able to delete the backup.
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