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How can I delete a large file from my account after sharing it via shared link?
I sent links to 'email' some large files. The files show up now in dropbox under recent; however, there is no way to delete them. The system message is 'the file does not exist'. They are still th...
Thank you!!!! That worked! I had never opened the 'Shared' tab.
What a relief to have this over after months of fussing with it!
I appreciate the patient step-by-step diligence you exhibited in solving this for me.
Gratefully,
rsrunique
Thank you very much for responding to this inquiry.
Do these files ever go away, given enough time?
I think they must be using up space - the original files on my computer have been deleted.
The content is still available in dropbox; so, the files have to be somewhere.
Could DropBox be hiding them somewhere on my computer?
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIThey wont take up Dropbox space if they are not at www.dropbox.com/home. They WILL take up hard drive space if you saved somewhere else (desktop / downloads etc.). Or, if you deleted to recycle bin and havent emptied yet 🙂
It is unfortunate that there is no way to delete this history. Someone sent me an inappropriate link and now it lives in my dropbox "recent links" where my children can see it. Is there no way to clear the history? This is a terrible feature of Dropbox if that is indeed the case. 😞
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Sorry to hear about this, ginaaspetti.
Where are you seeing this? On the Dropbox website or the mobile app?
It is on the Dropbox website. I do not use the mobile app, just my PC.
