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mikewill's avatar
mikewill
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

Paths to files on my desktop have changed

I have uninstalled the DropBox, but it is still affecting the location of files on my desktop. For example, the path to files is: C:\Users\user\Dropbox\PC\Desktop\[file name], instead of C:\Users\user\Desktop\[file name].

 

What can be done to get rid of 'Dropbox\PC\' from the path?

 

P.S. My OS is Windows 10 Pro x64 version 22H2 (OS build 19045.2965).

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

    Hi mikewill, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    It sounds like you enabled the automatic computer backup feature in the Dropbox desktop application. 

     

    Did you disable the computer backup from Dropbox before you uninstalled the app?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

    • mikewill's avatar
      mikewill
      Helpful | Level 7
      2 years ago

      I uninstalled Dropbox long time ago, and I cannot recall if the computer backup from Dropbox was ever enabled and/or disabled.

      Sorry. But, you're probably right.

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        2 years ago

        Hey mikewill, sorry to jump in here, but do you see the backed up folders in your backups page on the website perhaps?

         

        Have you maybe tried moving your computer's OS folders back to their original locations? 

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