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jlg84
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

How to delete items from my (Mac) Desktop?

I have set up the three key folders on my Mac (Documents, Desktop and Downloads) to be backed up through Dropbox. I keep getting messages from Dropbox saying that my hard drive is nearly full (which ...
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Megan
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3 years ago

Hey jlg84, let's jump right into this! 

 

Just to clarify here: do you wish to delete the files entirely, or just to stop backing them up to Dropbox? 

 

When you say that it downloads the files first, do you mean that the files are currently syncing as online-only on the device? 

 

Let me know more, and we'll take it from there! 

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