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How do I permanently stop a huge sync?
I accidentally started an enormous sync to my iMac (10k + files urk) that I can't seem to stop. My only option appears to be to pause it. I don't want all this data to be sync'ed to my computer at ...
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey MettaSong, sorry to hear about this.
Pausing syncing won't do the trick, because at some point you'll need to unpause, so the sync will need to finish anyway.
I think the next best thing here is to unlink the computer from your account, delete the Dropbox folder and the Dropbox app and reinstall it again from scratch.
To unlink the computer, you can either delete it from your connected devices or sign out of the app.
I hope this helps.
And Hannah, then what? If they have a huge amount of files, will the disconnected device ever be allowed to sign in again? One of my workers can't get his DB files because they're over 500,000. When his laptop and fob were stolen, Dropbox told him that without the registered device, he could only download a paltry number of files per day, so he'd be downloading for a month or more.
Everybody here notice there's NO answer for this? You CAN'T STOP a SYNCH. That's the bottom line if you stupidly click to synch the dropbox, you're screwed. Until it's done, you're dead in the water.
Hitch
