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Aloha1
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

How can I stop the automatic syncing of files?

I never intentionally wanted to synch files to Dropbox. I only needed it to receive from clients. Now my Dropbox is overfilled and I want to clear out space to use for new files sent to me. Also, If ...
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Aloha1's avatar
Aloha1
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Hi Hanna, doesn't seem to offer disable option... 

 

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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi Aloha1, if you delete the backup from the site, it should disable the backup on your computer as well, and free up the quota on the site.

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