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jennfabu
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6 years ago

How can I stop the download of files in the Dropbox desktop application?

How do I stop a download in progress? DB is trying to download 175K files to my laptop that I don't have room for. I have marked all folders as ONLINE only, but the download is still happening. The o...
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Jay
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6 years ago

Hi jennfabu, thanks for posting on the Community!

 

You can pause the Dropbox desktop application by following the steps here. Alternatively, you could simply quit the app entirely.

 

However, are the files actually being downloaded, or are these the online-only placeholders that are downloading to your machine? If so, they won’t take up a lot of space on the machine.

 

Keep me posted!

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