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Stuck
Helpful | Level 5
5 years ago

Taking back my computer's files from Dropbox.

Unaware of the consequences, in one click I uploaded all my computer files to Dropbox. I want them out of Dropbox without deleting them from my computer. Forum answers linked me to unhelpful instruct...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    5 years ago

    Hi Stuck, thanks for joining the Community!

     

    Are you certain that you're clicking the Dropbox icon near the clock on your machine? You can see where the icon is supposed to be on this page.

     

    A single click should open the app, whereas a doubleclick will open the Dropbox folder.

     

    Keep me posted!

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Jay
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

Hi Stuck, thanks for joining the Community!

 

Are you certain that you're clicking the Dropbox icon near the clock on your machine? You can see where the icon is supposed to be on this page.

 

A single click should open the app, whereas a doubleclick will open the Dropbox folder.

 

Keep me posted!

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babajoeboy
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Hi

I have uninstall drop box from my pc. But when I save files it still showed me the dropbox folder but there is nothing inside.

When i click right of my folder, and click properties it showed C:\Users\Owner\Dropboxes (Old)\My PC (HP)\Desktop.

When I click on windows/user/owner, i still see folder dropboxes (old) but when i open it is empty?

 

I dont want to save files to dropbox and want to get out of it completely and dont want to loose my files. 


Joseph (babajoeboy)

 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    4 years ago
    Hi babajoeboy, if you've uninstalled the app already, could you try the steps in this post to see if they help?

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