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Hebephrene
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I need to reduce the size of Dropbox on my computer, but I don't see any syncing icons.
I am working with Windows 11 and have drop box installed on two computers, a Microsoft surface and an ACER desktop. The Acer is very recent and has a hardrive capacity of 500 gigs which I thought mor...
Hebephrene
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Nancy thanks for trying to help me. I would like to upload two screen shots. One shows my File Explorer Local Dropbox, the other what I get when I visit Dropbox in the Cloud. Am I supposed to use the Link button? I don't see an icon for attaching the files?
With regard to synch. No I want to get the music files off my harddrive and onto the cloud as they are backups of the files I use with Media Monkey which I have stored on a portable hard drive. My plan is to upload them to One Drive where I won't have to think about them unless something goes wrong with the portable hard drive where I keep the Media Monkey files. Nor do I know how to "ping" you. So I am just submitting.
Rich
Super User II
2 years ago
Hebephrene wrote:
Am I supposed to use the Link button? I don't see an icon for attaching the files?
You can use the camera icon to attach an image.
No I want to get the music files off my harddrive and onto the cloud as they are backups of the files I use with Media Monkey which I have stored on a portable hard drive.
Have you thought about using the Backup feature to just back up your portable hard drive instead? Dropbox will back up the drive to your account.
- Hebephrene2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
So, Rich, I go to the camera and then scroll to the screenshot file and open it, or is the camera taking a screen shot? Why would dropbox not use the universally accepted approach of a paper clip? Makes no sense.
- Rich2 years ago
Super User II
Hebephrene wrote:
Why would dropbox not use the universally accepted approach of a paper clip? Makes no sense.
A paper clip icon would imply that you can attach any type of file. The forums only allow images, so the camera icon is used. Similar icons are used on most systems that only allow images or videos, and not all types of files to be attached.
- Hebephrene2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Rich , when I click on the camera I get a screen that wants to know my source, the size of the file etc. This seems much too complicated. Are they asking me to write in the source ie the location on my harddrive for the screen shot. Utterly baffling
- Hebephrene2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
My bad, I could not see the top of your answer where you tell me to use the camera like it was a paper clip.
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