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Eleven01
10 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Lost files when I deleted local data
I uploaded my work data to dropbox in the past, but now I deleted it when I was organizing local data, but I didn’t operate dropbox to delete it. What’s the reason why the files were deleted at the ...
- 10 months ago
If the Dropbox desktop application is running and syncing normally, then any files in the Dropbox folder, or in other folders monitored using the Dropbox Backup feature, would be deleted from the site when they are deleted from Finder.
Eleven01
Explorer | Level 3
Yes, I only deleted the file on Finder.
I also put it in a dropbox shared folder before.
I don't remember the Dropbox desktop application running at the same time.
So is there any function or setting that allows me to just only delete files in Finder ,then Dropbox will delete the same files simultaneously?
I also put it in a dropbox shared folder before.
I don't remember the Dropbox desktop application running at the same time.
So is there any function or setting that allows me to just only delete files in Finder ,then Dropbox will delete the same files simultaneously?
Jay
10 months agoDropbox Staff
If the Dropbox desktop application is running and syncing normally, then any files in the Dropbox folder, or in other folders monitored using the Dropbox Backup feature, would be deleted from the site when they are deleted from Finder.
- Eleven0110 months agoExplorer | Level 3So I just need to adjust the settings so that files will not be deleted at the same time again in the future?
- Jay10 months agoDropbox Staff
There aren't really any settings to adjust basically. If a file in located and deleted from the Dropbox folder, then they will also be deleted from the site when the desktop app syncs the changes.
Could you clarify exactly what you're trying to achieve? Do you want deleted files in your Dropbox folder to not be deleted from the site?
- Eleven0110 months agoExplorer | Level 3I just want that when I delete a file on Finder, the same file on dropbox is not deleted simultaneously.
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