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N_11
Explorer | Level 3
11 months ago

Disconnect and cancel any connection between my computer/email and Dropbox

Hey, I would like to disconnect and to cancel any connection between my computer / email and shared dropbox folder (I am not the owner of the folder). I want to be sure that the files will not be ...
  • Walter's avatar
    11 months ago

    Hi there N_11 - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!

     

    Unlinking your account from the desktop app's preferences won't delete any of the files stored in your Dropbox account. 

     

    Once you click on the OK option, you'll be logged out from your Dropbox account and your Dropbox folder will be a local copy of the files you had stored in your Dropbox account. 

     

    I hope this helps!

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