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Breezy_CALS
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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Forgot to specify folder for Selective Sync. Am I now locked in to downloading entire Dropbox?

I forgot to specify my folder when setting up Selective Sync, and all folders are selected by default. Dropbox is now downloading tens of thousands of files from my team's account onto my Windows PC....
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    Breezy_CALS
    3 years ago

    Nevermind, I figured it out. 

    In case someone else runs into this issue, completely uninstalling/reinstalling the Dropbox desktop app worked for me.

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Breezy_CALS
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Nevermind, I figured it out. 

In case someone else runs into this issue, completely uninstalling/reinstalling the Dropbox desktop app worked for me.

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