Selective Sync & Deleting Files Locally

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JM582 wrote:

Now I don't want the other folders/files on that computer so I'm thinking I need to delete ALL the other folders that got downloaded locally.

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NO! NO! NO! Doing that would delete them from Dropbox which would sync those deletions to your account.

When you uncheck a folder in Selective Sync, Dropbox will delete it from your computer without deleting it from your account online or from your other devices. If you unchecked a lot of folders, just be patient and let it work. Dropbox will eventually remove the folders and store then in a hidden cache for a few days before they're deleted from the computer.

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1) In Photo 1 below, is the folder shown with the red arrow where all the local files are located on my local hard drive?

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Yes.

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2) Given my corrected Selective Sync settings noted above, if I now delete all other folders I need to be sure it won't delete them from my main Dropbox cloud account.

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No, don't do it. Let Dropbox handle it.

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3) I tried deleting a few of the folders from it.  As seen in photo 2 below, it said, "Recycling 11 Items from Dropbox".  Recycling is a confusing term in this situation so I stopped the delete process worried I'd loose all access to those files. What does "Recycling" mean in this circumstance?

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Dropbox doesn't recycle. That message is from your operating system. When you delete a file on your computer, Windows sends it to the recycle bin. That has nothing to do with Dropbox.