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Moving Files using the desktop app, but not deleting them from online.
Hello! I just installed Dropbox and I want to move folders from my computer into Dropbox. I don't want them to be on my computer, just on Dropbox. How do I do that?
I know this seems pretty bas...
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
RicquelS wrote:
I want to move folders from my computer into Dropbox. I don't want them to be on my computer, just on Dropbox.
The first thing to remember about Dropbox is that the local Dropbox folder is just a regular folder like any other, and any files you put in it are on your local drive taking up space. The Dropbox application syncs anything in that folder with the copy in your account online. If you move a file or folder into the Dropbox folder, it still exists on your computer. If you copy a file or folder into Dropbox, it exists in both the Dropbox folder and its original location, but only the copy in Dropbox will sync.
If you want to move folders into Dropbox and then remove them from your computer, move the folder into the Dropbox folder and when syncing has finished, use Selective Sync to remove the local copy from your computer. Doing so will delete the folder on your local drive and leave a copy of it in your account online.
Another option would be to mark a file or folder as Online-only which removes it from your local drive while leaving a placeholder behind so you can still see it locally without taking up disk space.
