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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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Megan
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Hi mikewill, just wanted to check how things are going with this. 

 

Do you still see your Backup folder online in your account?  Have you tried deleting any folder you might not need from there? 

 

Have you tried following these steps by any chance? 

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mikewill
Helpful | Level 7
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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    Megan
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    2 years ago

    Great news mikewill!

     

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