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# Deleting Synced Folders

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  End of Life (EOL) has been announced for Box Sync effective December 2026. For more information visit the [official announcement page.](/en/announcements/box-sync/announcing-end-of-life-for-box-sync)
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You receive a "Confirm Deletion" prompt when

* you **delete a folder you own** from **your Box Sync folder** that **has collaborators in the folder**, or
* you are a **non-owner collaborator**, and you try to **delete a sub-folder**.

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You can optionally check the **Always delete** check box if you always want Box Sync to delete the folder on your Box account. You will no longer see this pop-up for any future deletions of folders that you own that contains collaborators.

### Scenarios where you will not receive a "Confirm Deletion" prompt:

When deleting content from your local Box Sync folder,

* you will not get this prompt if you **delete a folder you own** that **has no collaborators**. The **folder will be deleted** from your **Box account**.
* you will not get this prompt if you **delete individual files**. The **file will be deleted** from your **Box account**.
* you will not get this prompt if you **delete a folder** that is **owned by another user**. The **folder will be unsynced** for **you**.

**Note:**

* Moving a folder from your Box Sync folder to anywhere outside of your Box Sync folder is equivalent to the folder being directly deleted from your Box Sync folder.
* If a folder is [partially synced](/en/box-sync/using-box-sync/about-box-sync), additional items not visible on your computer may also be permanently deleted from Box. Deleting parent folders locally from your Box Sync folder could cause subfolders that you haven't synced to be deleted inadvertently. You can always recover deleted items from the [**Trash**](/en/box-fundamentals/for-users/staying-organized/managing-files-and-folders/managing-trash) page.

## Deleting vs Unsyncing

When you **delete** a collaborated folder, that folder is permanently deleted from every collaborator's account.

When you **unsync** a collaborated folder, you are only removing it from your computer ﹣ it remains in the parent folder and all other collaborators continue to have access to that folder. This action must be taken from the Box web application.