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Datamonplus
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2 years ago

I can't free up hard disk space with online-only in Windows

Freeing up space on your hard drive is a daunting task. I had to reinstall the Dropbox application and the "Available without connection" or "Online Only" menu is no longer visible. Now there is "Man...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi Datamonplus, thanks for posting today.

 

When you install the Dropbox desktop application, you get the option during the installation to have your files as online-only, or available offline.

 

If you didn't see this, generally, when you right click the Dropbox folder, you can choose that option as well.

 

Could you attach a screenshot showing what you're seeing when you right click the Dropbox folder? This will help me to assist further!

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