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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\use...
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  • mikewill's avatar
    mikewill
    2 years ago

    Megan Hannah Walter Jay 

    I have just uninstalled the Dropbox app.

    The path to files on my desktop is showing correctly now.

     

     

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Jay
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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.

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      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? 

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

        Hi Walter,

        Yes, I see backed up folder. Unfortunately, I do not know how to attach a snapshot here.

        It is shown under: Personal Dropbox space. After a black square it says: Regular files (1.2 GB), and then after a blue square it says: Backup (7.8 MB), but it is not accessible.  

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

        No (as far as I recall).

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