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SpencerEditor
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4 days ago

Dropbox is filling my Mac's hard drive with clone files.

Hi! I have a 1tb hard drive, and just added 600gb of files to a local folder that dropbox is set to sync to.  Since then, Dropbox has created an extra 500gb worth of "clone files" in a root mount, ...
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Nancy
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4 days ago

Hi from me too, SpencerEditor! Can you please check the syncing status of your Dropbox app and let me know how many files are left till it’s done syncing?

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SpencerEditor
New member | Level 1
4 days ago

Sure! It says I have 97 files (360gb) left to sync

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    Nancy
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    4 days ago

    Thanks for that! To have a clearer image of the issue, I’d suggest letting the app finish its syncing first. 

    However, since you mentioned you’re running low on hard drive space, does the Dropbox app seem to be making any progress with the syncing or is it stuck?

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