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GadgetGrrl
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

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 ...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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Hi there TomMunch - sorry to hear about this.

 

If this persists after rebooting your computer or quitting and relaunching the app, could you send us a screenshot of the app's status so that we can have a  visual too? 

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TomMunch
Helpful | Level 6
2 months ago

I signed out and back in, and after it indexed all my files it no longer was trying to sync the deleted files.

  • TomMunch's avatar
    TomMunch
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 months ago

    So it says it's done syncing now, and all the files that were deleted including the folder are absent.

     

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      2 months ago

      Glad to hear that, TomMunch.

       

      If you have any other issues, let us know.

       

      Have a great day!

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