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Niall D.'s avatar
Niall D.
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

If I'm logged in via browser does it affect hard drive space?

On my new laptop I installed the Dropbox app and found that my HDD space was in the red, I uninstalled it and find the HDD space is changing, but not by much (I have around 90Gb on Dropbox).   ...
  • Hannah's avatar
    2 years ago

    Hey Niall D., thanks for posting your question to the Dropbox Community.

     

    When you install the Dropbox desktop app on your computer and login to your account, the app syncs all your files to a local "Dropbox" folder.

     

    That means that your Dropbox files take up space on your hard drive.

     

    Uninstalling the app doesn't free up your space, though. Do you intend to use the Dropbox application?

     

    If so, you can make your files online-only, or use selective sync to free up hard drive space.

     

    Using Dropbox from the website, does not affect your hard drive space at all.

     

    I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.