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However, when you delete a file, the original is not removed from SugarSync’s cloud storage. Similar to the Recycle Bin in Windows or Mac OS’ Trash folder, this moves deleted files into the Deleted Files directory. This way you can always go back and restore any misstep on your part as long as it doesn’t exceed sugar sync’s deletion history limit of 30 days.
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Longer answer: It depends on the situation. Obviously, if you delete a file from your Dropbox folder, it will be gone from every device that has access to it. But there are a few ways that some files can stick around in the Dropbox cloud (see below) and get copied back to your devices when you next login. So I would strongly encourage everyone to check each of their folders after deleting something, especially the Camera Uploads folder where new photos may just show up; this is particularly true if you only use Dropbox for media storage or backup, rather than sync it with other services like Google Drive or Box. This article explains how to do check these ‘trashed’ files for good cause.
1. You delete something from one device, but it stays on another (or in an unallocated area). If you delete a file through the web interface on your home computer at laptoplabs.com then as long as I keep my browser window open with Dropbox running, nothing changes for me; that file still shows up when I view it in the mobile apps on my phone or tablet. But if I close the browser and open it again later, the file will be gone from that computer/browser session. So for a short while, files may remain “hidden” when you delete them from one device but have access to another (or multiple other) devices.
2. You delete something, then you re-download it later because Dropbox moves it to a temporary area called “Trash.” Here’s what Dropbox has to say about this: “…to make sure they don’t fill up your account space we place them in an online Trash folder instead of deleting them permanently.” This means that there is a small chance—albeit remote—that someday you’ll see a file again if you recently deleted it and you use the web interface to browse the files in your folders. But again, this isn’t a huge concern for me because I don’t really use Dropbox to organize my media or as a backup system; I just open up my photos folder every now-and-then when I want to look at one of those images.
3. You delete something, but somebody else still has access to it…even if they’re no longer using their account. If someone shared an item with you (like an invite link) then that file is still linked to your account even if they close or disable their own Dropbox account or deauthorize all devices associated with their login credentials. This means that you can continue accessing the resource through your account even after they’re gone. And since the link exists, there’s no guarantee that you’ll never see that file again over time unless you take specific action to remove it from your own account. Most of the time I’ve never had a problem deleting anything from my various Dropbox accounts, but recently I did have this experience where I found an old unallocated photo reappearing in my Camera Uploads folder one evening…
For me and others who use Dropbox primarily for media storage beyond simple backup, this really isn’t much of a concern. If somebody else still has access to something then we’d probably rather maintain that sharing relationship than delete the file; and if someone deletes their account then most likely those files would just show up
There’s no hard-and-fast rule that guarantees the erasure of all Dropbox files. This is because there are a few situations where files will just hang around on your account, and they may be linked to you even if you delete them from every other device. Here are some scenarios:
Google Photos has two ways to delete photos automatically.Delete the photo in the app: When you delete a photo from within the Google Photos app, it moves to your Trash folder and can easily be deleted later. Empty trash folder: Choose “empty trash” when viewing your Trash folder and all of its contents will move to your computer’s Trash or Recycle Bin depending on where they were initially saved.
On iCloud.com, you can immediately and permanently remove files you deleted from iCloud Drive, iWork apps, or other apps within the last 30 days. No matter how they were deleted – on your, ICloud account or on another device – if they were lost in the last month, we’ll have a copy that we can delete for you.
Apple’s iCloud service offers features that allow users to share photos across different devices, as well as an automatic backup if something were to happen to your phone. Because of this connection, deleting a photo on your iPhone means it will also be erased from iCloud.