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B West
New member | Level 2
2 years ago
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How to restore folder I deleted off local drive

I deleted a folder from my local dropbox drive while leaving it still available in my online account.  I now want to sync it back to my local drive.  How do I go about that?  I tried downloading the ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Okay, could you first try checking the selective sync settings using the steps in my previous post to see if the folder in question is unchecked? 

     

    If so, check it and the folder should download from the site onto your machine.

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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi B West, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

How did you delete the folder off your local drive? 

 

Did you use selective sync, which deletes local folders and keeps them on the site, or did you mark the folder as available online-only?

 

This will help me to assist further!

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B West
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

 Hi Jay, sorry I don't remember what I did.  At present the folder is in my online account, but not in my local drive.  Note, it's still available locally on my other devices.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Okay, could you first try checking the selective sync settings using the steps in my previous post to see if the folder in question is unchecked? 

     

    If so, check it and the folder should download from the site onto your machine.

    • B West's avatar
      B West
      New member | Level 2
      2 years ago

      Excellent, that fixed it.  Thanks Jay.

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        2 years ago

        No worries, glad to have helped out!

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