Given a Dropbox folder which has many hidden deleted files/folder, currently I have to delete them manually sub folder by sub folder.
Is it possible to delete them all quickly?
Is it possible to delete recursively all deleted files/folders permanently
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It appears that the files were not mine to delete after all.
Right clicking on the folder brings up the context menu - the first option of which is Shared Folder Options. Clicking on that option shows the following dialog:
In this case I'm the only member on the list so it's safe to delete the folder. In the other folder there were more names on the list - the person who shared the folder in the first place and others. In this case it would NOT be safe to delete the folder as it would delete it for everyone else as well.
The correct action here is to click on the "Leave folder" option. You get the option to keep the files on your computer and then on OK your usage is reduced by the size of the files that were in the folder.
Select the files you want to delete first:
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Best Answer
To test your problem,
ALL folders/sub-folders within disappeared. I did all this from within the web interface.
If someone else can verify this behaviour, I'd be much obliged.
UPDATE
This ought to make your task easier.