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Dropbox Files Take Up Hard Drive Space
My laptop keeps showing me that my Dropbox files are taking up space on my hard drive. I am certain they are syncing and on the cloud. How do I resolve this? Thanks.
Thanks for taking the time to post here, Roni5050.
Just wanted to let you know that the Dropbox desktop app's job is to sync local versions of your files to your computer.
This allows you to access your Dropbox files and work on them, even if you're not connected to the internet and it's our preferred method of uploading/downloading larger files.
You can of course still use the website and if you'd like, you can also use our selective sync feature, which will help you remove entire folders from your Dropbox folder, but keep them on dropbox.com, to free up some of your space.
I hope this helps!
Why do large files I uploaded to Dropbox from my MacBook to free up storage space still count against my storage capacity?
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hi Undrbgt, I'd be happy to respond to that!
Do you use the desktop app, when you upload content to your Dropbox account? If so, then keep in mind that since the app uses a local copy of your content, it'd make sense for the files and folders to take up space on the device.
Also, can you clarify if you're referring to the device's storage space or your account's?
Let me know if you have any other questions.
