Solve issues with deleting, editing, and organizing files and folders in your Dropbox account.
Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you have a question that isn't covered by the FAQ's please create a new topic here. Can’t delete old Dropbox backups An old computer or external-drive backup still occupies quota, and the normal delete button seems missing or fails. Quick Guide * Re-install or open…
My friend gave me Can Edit permissions on her Dropbox Plus account, and on 13th November 2025 I deleted the entire folder (I thought I was making space on my laptop). Dropbox Plus has a 30 day recovery window, it's now January 2026 - is there any hope I can recover these now? It wasn't her fault! Thanks so much
I can see this problem was discussed 11 years ago and a member describes the problem in a reply 10 years ago, but I still don't find the solution. I am trying to move files from my desktop Dropbox to my desktop (LU) BOX, like I have done countless of times before this. But I get a warning that the properties will not get…
I deleted the files stored in my Plus account on October 21, 2025, and transferred them to a new cloud service. After that, I downgraded my account to the Basic plan. However, the transfer to the new cloud was not completed successfully. I would like to know whether upgrading my Basic plan to a Professional account would…
This information is not required, but it makes it easier for our Community members and support team to help you. I'm on a Windows 11 laptop, but can't find the dropbox version number but I assume it's up to date. I've read all the posts on deleting on dropbox without deleting on your laptop and it seems to me the basic…
Do you have access to the email linked to the account? (Yes) Are there any devices connected to your Dropbox account? (work laptop) Question or Issue The email that Dropbox sent me contained a warning said that I need to either remove members of shared folders, OR delete files OR upgrade my plan. However, when I logged in…
Season's greetings everyone. I'm back at work. My account is blank! No folders, no files, nothing. I didn't change anything, no changes made since I last worked on documents in December 2025. Please help! Accessed via Edge. The same thing happened over a year ago.
Using the macOS desktop app. I'm deleting files from Dropbox via Finder like I do in non-Dropbox folders. Please explain what it's asking simply, I do not understand and do not want to do something that I don't want it to do like finding the file on my hard drive and deleting it in a different non-Dropbox folder (which is…
I was surprised to find that the Photos tab in Dropbox online (i.e. at Dropbox.com) contains bookoo pics from wayyyy back. I've always deleted pics from the iPhone after naming and saving the ones I want to keep on my PC (in Dropbox folders of my own (conscious) creation). In Dropbox it says, "Camera uploads is turned…
Question or Issue On Fri 16 Jan 2026, I was organising Dropbox and instead of creating a new folder for Comms 2026, I renamed a current folder called Comms 2025 to Comms 2026. Now I can't find the files in that Comms 2025 folder. There are no files in Deleted Files and Activity isn't showing deletion of these files. When…
Need help: I looked at a few threads concerning deleting Old Backups but none have solved my issue. See attached screenshot. Somehow I've managed to set up a new backup for my PC which I've paused for now. I have tried countless ways to delete the backups that have filled my Dropbox...no joy. I've gone through the Backup…
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