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RustyRiley
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2 years ago

How can I stop Dropbox from trying to sync all my files?

I've had Dropbox for backup of "standard" / particular for years but the automated services try to sync ALL my files resulting in using up my limits and pushing me to try to backup all files on the h...
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RustyRiley
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

WELL, so far as I know I've only got the one dropbox account -- but if I had two -- wouldn't they be listed separately in the folder listing -- where the one is listed as 473Gb?  I'd love to "show" this but can't figure out how to "point to" the photo I've taken of it

 

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    RustyRiley
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE THE FOLDER SIZES, BUT BRIEFLY

    Capture 8Mb, DV videos 343 Mb, NICABM Trauma 109Mb,

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      Jay
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      2 years ago

      Could you copy and paste the screenshot you took into your next reply, since we're unable to open external links?

       

      As it looks like you have two Dropbox accounts, only one would appear on your desktop, and you can check that email using these steps. 

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