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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...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the detailed information. As you've noted, Dropbox is primarily a syncing program, so that the website and all your devices would contain the same content on it at all times.
This means that uploading files directly to the site via the desktop app isn't an option, as it would sync them both ways.
Cancelling the sync doesn't work in the way you're looking for, since the files are already in the Dropbox folder after you copied them, meaning that the Dropbox desktop application would have to sync those files to complete the process. Cancelling the sync in this instance would mean removing those files from the Dropbox folder, so that there is nothing left to sync by the app.
If you do plan on using the Dropbox desktop application for the workflow you described, you could try gradually adding files into the Dropbox folder, and once they've synced fully, try marking those files as available online-only, meaning they don't take up any local space on your machine.
Once the space is freed up, you can continue copying files from your H: into the C: Dropbox folder, and repeat the process until all your files have been transferred to the site.
