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AndreduP's avatar
AndreduP
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Mac Ventura: Wish to delete all DB data on HD but retain it online

Hi there New laptop, and in error I selected Sync with computer. Which is precisely what I did not want, as I only wish for my files and folders to remain online. I have now paused the sync (so...
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
2 years ago

Hey AndreduP, welcome to the Dropbox Community!

 

If you wish to remove Dropbox from your computer completely and only access it from your browser, the first thing you need to do is unlink the computer from your account.

 

To unlink it, either sign out of the Dropbox desktop app or delete it from your connected devices here.

 

Once the device is unlinked, you can safely delete the files from your computer and uninstall the Dropbox app.

 

If you have any questions, let me know.

  • AndreduP's avatar
    AndreduP
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Many thanks Hannah

    I shall do so and report back.

    Andre

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