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selective sync issue
I want to use Dropbox Basic to just have a way to share a file with friends...copy the link to the file and email it to them...
Problem is Dropbox want to sync My PC and Documents and Downloads.
I can use selective sync and uncheck Documents, uncheck Downloads, and uncheck My PC. Only foilders left on dropbox should be my Public folder. But, when i click Update, then apply, I still get the Out of Space message...then I go back into Sel;ective Sync and MY PC folder and Documents and Downloads are still checked, even though I saw them unchecked earlier.
I don't want to sync ANYTHING other than my PUBLIC Dropbox folder.
Thanks!!
Hi captjoe777, thanks for messaging the Community!
It sounds like you enabled the automatic computer backup feature in the Dropbox desktop application. Could you first try disabling the computer backup from Dropbox using the steps in the above article to see if this helps?
Afterwards, you can move the folders and files back to their previous locations, which will also delete them from the Dropbox account online.
Let me know how it goes!
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- Jay
Dropbox Staff
Hi captjoe777, thanks for messaging the Community!
It sounds like you enabled the automatic computer backup feature in the Dropbox desktop application. Could you first try disabling the computer backup from Dropbox using the steps in the above article to see if this helps?
Afterwards, you can move the folders and files back to their previous locations, which will also delete them from the Dropbox account online.
Let me know how it goes!
- That was the issue...thanks for the quick reply!!😊😊
- Jay
Not a problem, captjoe777! If you need any further assistance, please let me know.
Enjoy the rest of your week!
You mention files and folders being moved around. Which files and folders? Are the original files and folders left undisturbed? Are you talking about files and folders captured in the Dropbox folder?
