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aerocampro
26 days agoNew member | Level 1
Local hard drive size does not change after moving 160Gb folders online only
Macbook Pro 16" M4 Max 64Gb/4Tb, Mac OS Sequoia 15.1 I have made 160Gb total size folders online only to free up disk space, Dropbox sync shows "your files are up to date", folder sizes have instant...
Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hi aerocampro, thanks for posting here!
It seems these are program files that help with some of the features of the app. Are these located inside your Dropbox cache folder?
Let me know more!
aerocampro
25 days agoNew member | Level 1
Hello,
yes indeed, this I figured but what I would like to know is their use? They are in the Dropbox main folder.
I'm asking because I've encountered many sync problems and wanted to know if it was possible to reset syncing without loosing files online and offline.
- Walter24 days agoDropbox Staff
They're just some system files that enable certain Dropbox features on your account and machine aerocampro
They have nothing to do with syncing itself, but please feel free to elaborate on your syncing issue, so that we can assist further.
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