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Pippan
New member | Level 2
4 years ago

Deleting my Account

When I delete my Dropbox account, do the files I have on it go to the Finder on my computer or are they deleted permanently. 

Also, if I have a basic plan, I can't back up my files on my computer, so where do, my files go. Will all my hard work be lost?

  • When you delete your account any files not already on your computer harddrive would be deleted and unrecoverable. So, before deleting make sure you have downloaded EVERYTHING

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
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    When you delete your account any files not already on your computer harddrive would be deleted and unrecoverable. So, before deleting make sure you have downloaded EVERYTHING

      • Nancy's avatar
        Nancy
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        Hi ranjeetchauhan!

          

        Can you share with me more details on your issue, so that I can take a look? Are you being prompted to enter a one-time code perhaps and you’re having trouble with that?

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