Contents
- 1 Can I delete files on my computer after uploading to Dropbox?
- 2 Can you delete files from a shared folder?
- 3 Where does a file go when you delete it from a shared Drive?
- 4 Is it safe to delete dropbox.cache / old files?
- 5 How to transfer files from one Dropbox account to another?
- 6 Why is my shared folder not showing up in Dropbox?
Can I delete files on my computer after uploading to Dropbox?
Open the Dropbox folder on your computer. Right-click the file or folder you’d like to delete. Click Delete (Windows) or Move to Trash (Mac).
3.4 Delete a shared drive Make sure the shared drive is empty. If you want to keep files or folders, move them to My Drive. Or, to delete them, move them to the trash. click Delete shared drive.
If you delete a file from a network share, it is gone. If you look in the Recycle Bin, it won’t be there. This happens because Windows is organized so that deleted files can be captured by the Windows Recycle bin on local drives only.
What happens if I delete a file in a shared Google Drive folder?
If you delete a file that was shared with you, they are not sent a notice that you removed it. Perhaps see this help topic, Delete and restore files in Google Drive. Also note that if you delete a file shared with you, it just removes it from your drive and has no effect on anyone else’s drive.
What happens when you delete a folder in Dropbox?
If you delete a file from a shared folder, any member of the folder can restore the file. If you own the shared folder: After you permanently delete it, the folder is deleted from the Dropbox accounts of all members and their access is permanently removed. If you want to leave members with a copy of the folder, you can just unshare it instead.
Is it safe to delete dropbox.cache / old files?
They all have machine-readable names like 16ca69b67850264f29600d17d921b732 but I can tell they’re the original files that were in the shared folder. I don’t see any kind of “clean cache” command in the CLI help.
How to transfer files from one Dropbox account to another?
If you want your new Dropbox folder to be in a location different than your existing folder, click on ‘Choose Another Location’. If you want your new Dropbox folder to be in the same location as your existing one, click on ‘Install’.
If the shared folder options window fails to pop up in your browser, you may be experiencing an issue caused by a third party browser extension or add-on (such as a pop-up or ad blocker). If this happens, temporarily disable any browser extensions or add-ons that are running.