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Forum Discussion
Hard drive space nearly full
Why do files continue to take up hard drive space when I have used Smart Sync to save on line only?
Hi Martin3787
Sorry about that spam you just got 😞
That is the cache of your browser which doesnt impact Dropbox. To clear the Dropbox cache you need to follow https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/cache-folder
- Mark
Super User II
You will still be using up the cache of files you've downloaded and opened. You may also need to reset some files/folders to online only if you've used them as this isnt automatic
Mark, thank you for replying so quickly! As a 'user' my technical knowledge is a little limited, so bare with me!
I use a MacBook and Safari, and I have cleared the cache (Safari menu: develop/clear cache) which gave me 2GB back. Stubbornly the vast majority of the storage is shown (via About this Mac) as being used by the Dropbox file path. This is shown as 'Documents' - 106 GB of my 121 GB hard drive. All the files and folders in Drop box have been set to 'online only' and I have adopted the habit of fairly regularly resetting them to online after I have opened and finished with the files.
Am I correctly clearing the cache?
- Mark
Hi Martin3787
Sorry about that spam you just got 😞
That is the cache of your browser which doesnt impact Dropbox. To clear the Dropbox cache you need to follow https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/cache-folder
