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awtravis77
2 days agoNew member | Level 1
Our old computer crashed and the one we're using now is trying to sync old files.
Our computer at work crashed unexpectedly. My Dropbox account which I use for work has 2 shared folders. We are now up and running on a back up computer that I had used Dropbox on previously (4 years...
awtravis77
21 hours agoNew member | Level 1
So disconnect the DB on the computer that crashed? I see where I can do that from dropbox.com but we can't actually do anything on that physical computer.
Then log out of the app on the computer I'm on now? Then update and sign back in?
- Nancy14 hours agoDropbox Staff
Instead of signing out of the Dropbox app on that device, which is no longer possible, you’ll be doing this via the page Hannah linked above. You can even delete the local Dropbox folder that was created on that device this way (so, you don't need the physical computer to take any actions on it).
As for the device you’re logged in on the desktop app now, do you see both new and old files there, the exact same files that you see on www.dropbox.com?
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