Getting an error that I don't have enough free hard drive space when trying to sync new files

[Cliffhopkins]

I’m trying to transfer my files from an external hard drive to my 3TB Dropbox plan. My sync settings are to be online only but when I attempt to add folders I get an error message saying I don’t have enough free space on my PC. Do you have to first use your HD space before making the files Online only? I hope not.

[Rich]

@Cliffhopkins wrote:

Do you have to first use your HD space before making the files Online only? I hope not.

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Yes. In order for Dropbox to sync your files, they need to exist on your local drive. Once they are fully synced you can set them to Online-only.