# Saving files to DropBox seems to have an intermediate 'delete' happening

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [July 31, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188 "2021-07-31T16:09:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![JAM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jam/32/5951_2.png) [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188/1 "2021-07-31T16:09:19Z")

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Exporting a file to dropbox: Appears to save the file, delete it and save again – I get a dialog box from Dropbox just after saving that states ‘do you wish to delete files from all locations’ (paraphrase). If i don’t do that, i end up with two file in the folder – the original file and a copy with (1) after it. If I DO allow DropBox to ‘delete from all locations’ only the original filename is saved.

I use dropBox to share designs between my iPad and Windows whil I try out the Windows version, and I also export STL files to drop box to print them.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Gy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/peter_gy/32/9251_2.png) [@Peter\_Gy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_Gy)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188/2 "2021-08-02T08:22:04Z")

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Does this happen with both STL and .shapr files? Also, is you Windows machine x64 or ARM-based?

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**Author:** ![JAM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jam/32/5951_2.png) [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188/3 "2021-08-02T09:55:01Z")

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Definitely .STL and I’m pretty sure on shapr3d. This is an x86 intel mschine. I’ll do some more experimenting and perhaps video for you

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Gy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/peter_gy/32/9251_2.png) [@Peter\_Gy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Peter_Gy)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188/4 "2021-08-02T10:16:43Z")

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I short video would be helpful. I don’t have Dropbox set up right now, but I couldn’t see the same thing neither with iCloud nor with OneDrive, though they both offer similar functionality. But we’ll try to reproduce it.

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**Author:** ![JAM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jam/32/5951_2.png) [@JAM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JAM)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188/5 "2021-08-03T00:32:17Z")

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I tried replicating this today but did not see the behavior. I will be on the lookout for this and record the sequnce and setting that caused it if I see it again.

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**Author:** ![Bernice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bernice](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bernice)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/saving-files-to-dropbox-seems-to-have-an-intermediate-delete-happening/14188/6 "2021-08-17T09:25:04Z")

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I face similar kind of issue last time. I am still reaching for some proper solution.

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