can't redirect into reparse point please choose different target path

Hey there jgroth, thanks for joining the discussion here and sorry to hear you're having issues with this.

Can you please try reinstalling the desktop app on your computer and then follow these steps to disable the computer backup feature?

I am having the same issue.. I have deleted Dropbox and now my folders (desktop, documents, downloads etc..) are all set to my drop box folder. The folder path has changed, please see the new location below;

When I try to restore the location it says "cant redirect into reparse point..." I would really appreciate some help on this. 

thank you for your time

Lori,

ive tried these steps multiple times and i cannot "restore the default location". Is there any other solutions? I would really appreciate an answer on this! 

thanks,

Rourk

Lori,

Yes, please do.

I am having the same issues.  Please help.

Hey kiblets, thanks for the nudge here.

Is your Dropbox application still installed on your computer and did you correctly disable computer backup, before trying to move the files back?

Hi Hannah,

Thanks for reaching out.  I had uninstalled the desktop application.  During setup after re-installing, I selected "Desktop" folder, but then immediately encountered the following message:

"Move Desktop folder back to its default location, then try again."

Tried to reset to default location via the Properties dialog and got this message:

"Can't redirect into reparse point, please choose different target path."

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Hannah ,

Thanks for reaching out.  I had uninstalled the desktop application.  During setup after re-installing, I selected "Desktop" folder, but then immediately encountered the following message:

"Move Desktop folder back to its default location, then try again."

Tried to reset to default location via the Properties dialog and got this message:

"Can't redirect into reparse point, please choose different target path."

Thanks in advance for your help.

I am wondering at this point whether I can pay for the ability to REWIND and have everything restored to how it was before I got into this tangled mess?  Most importantly, I want to extricate Dropbox from my local computer.

Thanks very much for your help.

Hannah Yes, please do.  Thank you very much.

hi Drop Box

I have the same problem. This is very annoying. It has never happened to me until my current laptop.

Hey Stephen T.8, thanks for commenting!

Did you correctly disable the backup feature? You can check the steps to disable it here.

If you uninstalled Dropbox before disabling computer backup, you'll need to reinstall it and then disable the feature.

Hi

This seems to be a common occurance and yet the actual way to solve it is hidden in direct emails to people who have asked the questions. 

I have reinstalled DB, i am now trying to sync my desktop and i'm getting the error message that the other users spoke of 'move desktop back to default location', i then follow the steps  https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-installs-integrations/I-uninstalled-the-desktop-app-but-the-Dropbox-folder-is-still-on/m-p/459063/highlight/true#M99032.

This gives me an error message 'cant redirect into reparse point, please choose a different target path'.

Its exasperating at this stage, does anyone have the answer?

thanks    

Hi, yes please contact me directly.

Thanks 

I'm also experiencing the same issue, except magnified because it was disallowing me from running an installer that was synced through dropbox. 

Installer gets downloaded and redirected to dropbox's downloads folder on the computer. I can't run it and am forced to uninstall dropbox, then redirect my downloads folder to a "downloads2" folder because all the dropbox pathways didn't go away when I uninstalled.

Now I can't even redirect my downloads to the default because it's being redirected into reparse point? 

How is this supposed to be fixed, please advise!

I am ALSO having the exact same difficulties as everyone else, so could someone also email me the secrets as well, instead of publicly posting them for all to see, because that would make entirely too much sense?

And: this is so awful. To uninstall a program and have it lingering in the background creating havoc is creepy and gross.

I am having the exact same issue. Could someone please help

Please I'm having the same problem could I get some help..

I am experiencing exactly the same issues and can now no longer open any of my files on my computer (although can access them online through the backup Dropbox folder which is presumably where they have all been moved to).  

Please help (via personal email or however is possible)

I'm having the exact problem that others are describing.  I tried the instructions given about reinstalling the desktop app (I had uninstalled it) to stop the backup but running into an issue.

When I install the app, it asks me for a location for the Dropbox folder and it created a new path.  When I go to Preferences/Backups, I cannot go to the original dropbox folder to stop backing it up.  It's giving me only the Setup option as if I am setting up a new sync.  

In the Sync tab, Dropbox folder location, I cannot select the original folder.  It gives me a message like "This folder is your current Dropbox". 

Can someone from support PLEASE help me sort out how to fix this so I can reset my Document and Pictures back to the default locations?  I have been going around in circles with this for weeks and it is getting frustrating.