What does delete from all devices mean?

Question

I haven't used Dropbox for some time & would like to try it again. However, my box is full of files from 2020. When I try to delete a folder, the pop-up box asks if I want to delete the folder from dropbox and "all devices." I'm not sure how sync works. Does that mean it would delete them from my PC hard drive? I've only used dropbox on my PC, but I don't want to delete files from my PC. One, for example, is 2019 Tax Documents -- I need to keep it, but I don't need remote access now.

Thank you to anyone who can clarify this.

Jay · Answer

Hi @ljt-ks, thanks for messaging the Community.

The message you're seeing means that if you choose to delete the folder, it means it will delete that folder from the Dropbox folder, and any other active Dropbox folder on other devices, such as another computer.

It won't, for instance, search your computer and then delete any other files outside the Dropbox folder with the same name.

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.