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Roy K.'s avatar
Roy K.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Prevent Accidental Moving or Deletion of Files/Folders

I accidentally moved my folders today by mistakenly clicking on it. My question is, is there a way to prevent this from happening, like adding a prompt if a folder is going to be moved or deleted? It...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    10 years ago

    No

    Moves etc, are handled by your operating system NOT Dropbox

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dachshundrescue
Explorer | Level 4
This is what happened to me a few weeks ago and I have been unable to find a solution. I am searching community to see if anyone else has a solution. Some files I have been able to put back into Dropbox but I am still finding those that are gone and some can't be replaced. Don't see a solution yet.

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