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Avocado-Mike
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

Deleting Files from Dropbox

My Dropbox is full. I have many large video and audio files in there that I would like to delete. I already store these on the hard drive of my computer where there is copious storage. Can I delete files on Dropbox without deleting its counterpart on my computer?

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    9 months ago

    You're correct on both of your remarks, Michael. 

     

    Let me know if you have any follow up questions!

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    Walter
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    9 months ago

    Hi there Avocado-Mike - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community!
     

    When you say you already store those files on your computer's hard drive, are you referring to your Dropbox folders or another locations perhaps?

     

    If it's the former, the deletions will be synced across your devices and the website too.

     

    I hope this helps!

    • Avocado-Mike's avatar
      Avocado-Mike
      Explorer | Level 4
      9 months ago

      Hi Walter,

       

      The folders/files in question are stored on my hard drive: on the C drive, not the Dropbox folder. The Dropbox folder on my C drive does not have the folder/files I deleted from Dropbox in the cloud.

       

      Will the Folders/files that I delete in the cloud also be deleted from my C drive?

       

      Will they correspondingly be deleted from the Dropbox folder on my C drive?

       

      Is that how this works?

       

      Thanks,

      Michael

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        9 months ago

        Only the files and folders that are stored in your Dropbox folder will be affected by this as the desktop app will sync your changes, Michael. 

         

        I hope this clarifies!

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