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Padraigincanada
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Is it possible to rename the Dropbox folder to Dropbox instead of Dropbox (Personal)?

I want to get rid of (Personal) in my dropbox root folder now that I've stopped using Dropbox business.  "Jane" gives a great desription of how to change it on my mac, on this page: https://www.dropb...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    7 years ago
    Hi there, the steps there are for a different reason.
     
    The (Personal) part of the name will only disappear if you unpair your personal account from the team account.
     
    If it’s still connected to a team account, then that tag will remain there and can’t be removed otherwise.
     
    After you’ve disconnected the accounts, you can reboot your computer and the folder should be automatically renamed.
     
    Let me know how it goes!
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Jay
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Hi there, the steps there are for a different reason.
 
The (Personal) part of the name will only disappear if you unpair your personal account from the team account.
 
If it’s still connected to a team account, then that tag will remain there and can’t be removed otherwise.
 
After you’ve disconnected the accounts, you can reboot your computer and the folder should be automatically renamed.
 
Let me know how it goes!
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Padraigincanada
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

OMG, thank you so much!  This solved it!

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