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JimC1's avatar
JimC1
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

how do I abort an upload

I moved several large video files from my Windows 11 PC to the dropbox folder.  They are very large files and Dropbox is telling me that it will take many hours to actually upload them.  I changed my...
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Jay's avatar
Jay
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
3 years ago

Hi JimC1, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

The message to delete files from everywhere means on all syncing devices from their Dropbox folders. 

 

You can also move it out of the Dropbox folder onto a normal folder on your computer to stop the upload.

 

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.

  • geokamper's avatar
    geokamper
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    I'm uploading video files that will take way too long to upload I use the web browser for my uploads etc.. Plz tell me how I can abort the upload? Can you plz tell me why we can't just have a "Cancel Upload" button?? This should be so simple...

    • Rich's avatar
      Rich
      Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
      3 years ago
      geokamper wrote:

      I'm uploading video files that will take way too long to upload I use the web browser for my uploads etc.. Plz tell me how I can abort the upload?

      Just close the browser window.

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