If you want to free up storage or delete files for other reasons, here's how to delete files and folders from Dropbox.

Delete: When you delete a file or folder, Dropbox initiates a recovery window period. If you have Dropbox Basic or Plus, you can recover deleted files up to 30 days.

How to tweak deleting settings on Dropbox Those of you who’ve got your files syncing to and from Dropbox in the cloud can recover deleted files for up to 30 days.

How to download your Dropbox data It's a good idea to save any important files locally before deleting your Dropbox account. Preferably, download files in folders instead of one by one.

Dropbox engineers have fixed what appears to be a very ancient bug that during the past two weeks has resurfaced previously deleted folders for several Dropbox users.

How to download your Dropbox data It's a good idea to save any important files locally before deleting your Dropbox account. Preferably, download files in folders instead of one by one.

Dropbox Business never deletes files from its backups unless they’re permanently deleted by the user. But the files re-appearing this week were much older, several years old in many cases.