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Select the Dropbox folder location, if not in the default location.

Apply any selective sync preferences you had before the reinstall.

Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the installation file and double-click it.

Get the correct package for your operating system and architecture.

If any of the the commands do not respond after an hour, try restarting your computer and try these steps again.ĭeleting any of these folders will not delete the files in your Dropbox folder.įor an installation on a supported Linux distribution with Graphical User Interface:

Once the Terminal prompt shows up again after a command, the instruction completed the requested task and is ready for the next command.

For example, if you have your Dropbox folder in the path /Volumes/DifferentPlace/Dropbox, replace ~/Dropbox from the following command lines to "/Volumes/DifferentPlace/Dropbox".

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If you placed your Dropbox folder in a custom location, replace all instances of ~/Dropbox for the full location of your Dropbox folder in quotation marks. Important: In the commands below, we assume that your Dropbox folder is in the default pathway.You'll know that these instructions complete normally once the initial line of text (called prompt) appears.

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The password field in Terminal remains blank as you type your password. You may be prompted for your computer password (not your Dropbox password) after entering the commands.Copy and paste the following lines one at a time into Terminal.The instructions in this article are for both cases, so some of the commands may result in an error. For example, if you have your Dropbox folder in the path /Volumes/DifferentPlace/Dropbox, you need to replace ~/Dropbox from the following instructions to "/Volumes/DifferentPlace/Dropbox".ĭepending on your operating system distribution and the package you used during installation, you could have Dropbox files in two different locations. If you have placed your Dropbox folder in a custom location, replace all ~/Dropbox with the full location of your Dropbox folder in quotation marks. Important: We assume that your Dropbox folder is in the default pathway.When prompted, enter your computer admin password (not your Dropbox password) and press enter.Copy and paste the following lines one at a time into the terminal.Delete the remaining Dropbox system folders.When the uninstall finishes, restart your computer.Or, right-click the Dropbox app icon and select Move to Trash. Locate the Dropbox app and drag and drop it to the Trash.Open your Finder and click Applications.Click your profile picture or initials, and select Quit Dropbox.Click the Dropbox icon in your menu bar.

For example, if your Dropbox folder is located at “D:\OtherDrive\Folder\Dropbox”, choose “D:\OtherDrive\Folder”.

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Since your original Dropbox folder is still on your computer at this point, if you don’t want to create a new one, click Advanced Settings during the download prompts and click the location of your existing Dropbox folder.

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Download and install the Dropbox desktop app.Note: If you can’t find the folders, it means they’re already deleted and you can move on to the next step.Repeat steps 8 through 10 with the following folders, deleting the “Dropbox” folder inside each: “%APPDATA%, “%PROGRAMFILES%”, and “%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%”.Inside that folder, delete the “Dropbox” folder.Open File Explorer search for the folder “%LOCALAPPDATA%”.At no point in this process should you be deleting that folder. Note: Don’t delete the main Dropbox folder on your computer.(To do so, right-click each folder and click Delete). Delete the “Dropbox” and “DropboxUpdate” folders.Inside that folder, find the “Dropbox” and “DropboxUpdate” folders by searching in the folders named “SOFTWARE” and “WOW6432Node”.

Double-click the folder named “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” to open it.

Uninstall the Dropbox desktop app from your computer.

(To do so, click the Dropbox icon in your taskbar, click your avatar (profile picture or initials), and click Quit).