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Is it possible to reinstall Linux (or distro hop) without losing my Dropbox install? Could I move the Dropbox install to my home folder so it survives the OS install?

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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Of allllll the things you’re worried of losing…. It’s a Dropbox install?

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Yes, lol. Long story short,I don’t have the password because it’s a shared account

[–] Badabinski@kbin.earth 26 points 1 week ago

This is the most important piece of information. You should edit the post and/or title to make this more clear.

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