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johnqhu
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

How can I unsync a folder from my computer?

Hi,   I just begin to use Dropbox. I'm trying the personal plus plan now with 2T space. The main purpose to use Dropbox is to provide backup for some of my important data on my Synology NAS. I ha...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
2 years ago
@johnqhu wrote:

... So I tried to find setting do disable the sync of this folder. ...

Hi @johnqhu,

The way to do so is to selectively unsync all folders you don't want to be on particular machine. 😉

Hope this helps.

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