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EnzoDeCastro
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Folders I've removed with selective sync are still syncing on my computer

I have recently enabled Selective Syncing in Dropbox and only selected a couple of folders for me to see them on my PC, after selecting them. The rest of the folders that I didn't synchronize, synchr...
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EnzoDeCastro's avatar
EnzoDeCastro
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Hi Jay, no, none of them have apps or services that require files in the following folders. They are the same kind of files I have with the one I have only enabled on selective sync. For some reason, it synced the ones that were also unselected eating up space.

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EnzoDeCastro
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

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    EnzoDeCastro
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    As you can see, the folders are showing on my computer, regardless if theyre Online-only. The point is, I have folders Selectively Synced but how come the other folders are also showing. A few days ago, this wasn't the case.

    The folders I have Selectively Synced are the ONLY FOLDERS showing on my Dropbox. But ever since yesterday, this occured.

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      EnzoDeCastro
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      Selective Sync says this. "Unselected folders won't appear on this computer." So how come they are downloading and synchronizing. This has been a frustrating issue for me.. 

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        EnzoDeCastro
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        Now it maxed my drive. I mean I dont even want them synced so why are they syncing..

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