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Angela I.2's avatar
Angela I.2
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

files from unsynced folders still appear on my hard drive

I have a business account and share folders with colleagues that are full of many large documents. To save space on my hard drive, I've unsynced the folders I share with them. However, I didn't do th...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
9 years ago

once I have uninstalled dropbox from my laptop I can delete all files and folders under dropbox on my c:drive without affecting my dropbox account.

Yes, once Dropbox has been uninstalled (or the computer unlinked from the account), you can safely delete the Dropbox folder from your computer.

  • AuthorM's avatar
    AuthorM
    New member | Level 2
    9 years ago

    So, this is the only solution to get all of those files out of my Mac's All My Files? I have to delete Dropbox from my computer, and then start over, syncing with my Dropbox again? 

     

    What happens if I sync and unsync frequently, because I only keep a small amount of content on my computer? Will this mean that I'll have to keep removing Dropbox to keep those files from pile up in All My Files? 

    • AuthorM's avatar
      AuthorM
      New member | Level 2
      9 years ago

      Dropbox unsynced files remain in my Mac's All My Files. I know how to use sync my files, and how to selectively sync only a few at a time. What I don't know how to do is to delete all of the content left in my Mac's All My Files, even though the files are saved on Dropbox and are no longer synced. They remain there months later, never ever disappearing. The only solution I've seen on here is that I must uninstall Dropbox in order to delete all of these files. Since I sync and unsync files frequently in order to keep as little content on my Mac as possible, it sounds like I would have to continually install and uninstall Dropbox to keep content from accumulating in All My Files. What is the solution for removing this content in a more convenient way? As it is, everything is on Dropbox, hardly anything is currently synced, yet I'm running out of space on my computer every few days. Please, can you provide a solution?

      • blackbeardesign's avatar
        blackbeardesign
        New member | Level 2
        8 years ago

        Some thing is happening, this sounds really dumb that there is a selective sync featuer that doesnt unsync and remove if I uncheck a folder.  Sounds like a Dropbox oversight that they cant fix.

    • ArizonaGirl13's avatar
      ArizonaGirl13
      Helpful | Level 5
      8 years ago

      I have the same issue. Help!!

       
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