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How long can Smart Sync take to free up space when marking files as Online Only?
how long does it take to sync files to online only vs my hard drive? Approx 247 GB
Hello again. I do have Dropbox Plus, so I can use the selective sync feature. I am doing it on one laptop at the moment, and it seemed to be finished really fast. How can I make sure the files are all online before I delete from the hard drive? Then I can repeat the process on my other laptop.
Thanks for all your help.
Daphne
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Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for getting back to us here Etwhalen9090!
Before removing the folder with Selective Sync, if the desktop app is showing "Up to date" then syncing should be complete and everything should be available online.
If you'd just like to double check, you can go to the folder and make sure that it's showing the :white_check_mark: icon too.
When you apply Selective Sync it should remove the folder locally automatically.
If you're referring to Smart Sync, the files will show a grey cloud icon to show they are not taking space on your hard drive. In this case, you don't need to delete the file from your Dropbox folder as doing so would remove it from your account.
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions - cheers!
