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mgkuzyk
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

sync online only to free up space AFTER disk is full

If changing to online-only AFTER a drive is full, will dropbox move files from local drive to online so that free space increases?
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  • ppeixoto's avatar
    ppeixoto
    2 years ago

    Thanks.

    This helped identify the problem.

    Files deleted. Problem solved.

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Jay
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Okay, so the size on disk is 21.7 GB, you'll need to check this manually on your machine by right clicking each folder and getting the properties, to see which folders are taking up space. 

 

Something is taking up space in the Dropbox folder, so it could be those two folders, or another hidden folder somewhere. Have you tried enabling hidden folders in Explorer to see if there is a hidden folder or file taking up space?

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ppeixoto
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Thanks.

This helped identify the problem.

Files deleted. Problem solved.

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