You can delete or permanently delete any file or folder in your Dropbox account, even if it’s shared, as long as you’re the owner. Find out how to know who the owner of a file or folder is.
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Permanently delete a file or folder
Follow the instructions below to permanently delete a file or folder on dropbox.com. Permanently deleted files and folders can’t be restored.
You can permanently delete any file or folder that you own. You can only permanently delete files and folders that you don’t own if:
- You’re a Dropbox team admin.
- You’re not an admin, but you’re the only person who has taken any actions on or edited the file or folder.
To permanently delete a file or folder on dropbox.com:
- Follow the instructions in the above section to delete the file or folder on dropbox.com.
- ClickDeleted filesin the left sidebar.
- Check the box next to the file or folder you’d like to permanently delete.
- ClickPermanently delete.
- Enter the password you use to log into your Dropbox account.
- Click Permanently delete again to confirm.
Deleting Send and track files
Adding a file to the Send and track feature from your local drive, OneDrive, or Google Drive creates a file copy in the “Send and track” folder. This copy takes up storage space and counts towards your storage limit.
Deleting this copy from the “Send and track” folder automatically removes the file stored in Send and track, along with any associated metadata and analytics. Restoring the file copy restores the Send and track file and its data.
Adding a file to Send and track directly from your Dropbox account doesn’t create an additional file copy in the “Send and track” folder.
Deleting the original file from your Dropbox account automatically removes it, and any associated metadata and analytics, from Send and track as well. Restoring the original file restores the Send and track file and its data.
Note: Deleting file copies in Send and track is permanent. Any metadata and data analytics associated with that file can’t be recovered, even if the source file is left intact.
Deleting files directly in Send and track won’t affect the source files in your Dropbox account, local drive, OneDrive, Google Drive, or the “Send and track” folder.
