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bootedbear
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Naturally any files in the deleted folders will also be deleted. It acts just like a physical file system.
Jolly Jimmy
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No. Dropbox is not meant to be a backup solution. Your account syncs with its folder on your system(s) and vice-versa, any changes (like deleting a file) to one will be reflected on the other(s). However, you can recover deleted files via the website, but only for up to 30 days after deletion.
https://www.dropbox.com/help/115
https://www.dropbox.com/help/115
Time Machine
I have successfully used Time Machine to backup and restore files from the DropBox online folder. Don't know how it works, but it's pretty cool.
-Andy
I have successfully used Time Machine to backup and restore files from the DropBox online folder. Don't know how it works, but it's pretty cool.
-Andy
Dropbox is a place on your Mac to store documents etc. just like anywhere else, except that everything in there will be synced to the Dropbox server and any other devices linked to the same Dropbox account. So, if you now have documents etc. within the Dropbox folder, they don't need to exist elsewhere on that Mac.
Think of your Dropbox folder as an alternative combined Documents / Pictures/ Movies folder.
As Jolly Jimmy said, the files within the Dropbox folder are also protected by a versioning system on the Dropbox server.
If you use a utility like Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper to back up your local machine, then it will make a further copy of your Dropbox folder too.