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cvhmanchester
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

How can I stop files from syncing?

I, like many other submissions  in this community, have started a huge sync which I do not want.  I my case I am trying to upload ca 1TB of files, but not sync them.  Many of these, ca 1/2, were alre...
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Jay
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3 months ago

Hi cvhmanchester, thanks for contacting us.

As it sounds like you're using the Dropbox desktop application, could you clarify how you are attempting to upload the same files that you already have on your account?

Were the files from the site not previously synced to your machine?

Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!

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