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lindacue
5 years agoNew member | Level 2
Should I move files out of my Dropbox folder before cancelling my account?
Prior to canceling my account, should I move my local dropbox files out of the local dropbox folder and put them in my documents folder on my Mac?
- 5 years ago
Thanks for getting back to me lindacue!
Your local Dropbox folder and account online should be the same, as the desktop app syncs any changes in one location to another.
When you cancel your subscription, the files in your account won't be affected but the app won't be able to sync if you're over the 2 GB free Basic storage limit.
You could leave the files as they are in the local Dropbox folder and even just unlink and uninstall the desktop app. The Dropbox folder will just be like any other folder on your computer then, with no link to your account online.
Keep me posted with any other questions!
Mainah65
New member | Level 2
HOW DO I MAKE THEM LOCAL>????? I am paying $700+ for drop box and don't even get a home page, just a page that opens to the files..>ZERO else.... and I cna't DO anything with them! HELP!! I want to MOVE them to LOCAL FOLDER on my computer ONLY.... NO DROP BOX. WHY CAN"T I???
Mainah65
5 years agoNew member | Level 2
I am don'e paying $700+ for drop box I haven't used in over a year. How do I cancel Drop box BUT not lose my files? I need to move them to a local folder on my laptop. HOW? PLEASE I AM OLD, STEP BY STEP.. computer not mac.
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