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CBCBH97
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

Can I change the location of the Dropbox cache folder?

Hi Team,

I have searched the internet and cant see how i can change path for .dropbox.cache? i like to have a clean Dropbox folder and this sits on top and is annoying. is it possible to change path to a sub folder?

Cheers Craig

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    5 years ago

    The .dropbox file is required. The desktop.ini file is created by your operating system. You can delete it (though it controls aspects of the folder) and it will just be recreated again.

    Why don't you just turn off the display of hidden folders and files in Windows, and all three will no longer be visible.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    5 years ago

    Hi CBCBH97, thanks for joining the Community!

    Currently it isn’t possible to change the location of the Dropbox cache folder as it’s needed there to let the Dropbox desktop application run normally and cache files during the syncing process.

    Hope this helps to clarify matters!

    • CBCBH97's avatar
      CBCBH97
      Explorer | Level 3
      5 years ago

      Thanks Jay for the quick reply, I guess the .dropbox and the descktop folder are the same then? cant be moved..

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      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
        5 years ago

        The .dropbox file is required. The desktop.ini file is created by your operating system. You can delete it (though it controls aspects of the folder) and it will just be recreated again.

        Why don't you just turn off the display of hidden folders and files in Windows, and all three will no longer be visible.

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