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Is my Default file storage now Dropbox instead of my C drive.
I thought a backup Dropbox account would be a good idea. I did not want Dropbox to become my default folder, but since it is, what happens to my files when I run out of room on Dropbox? I didn't a...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHi ruralwannabe, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
As it sounds like you enabled the computer backup feature, certain folders you selected would have moved into the Dropbox folder.
If your Dropbox account runs out of space, nothing will happen to the files on the local computer. However, any changes won't sync to the Dropbox site until it has enough quota to add files.
Regarding the Recent Files folder, could you clarify if this is on the Dropbox site or the local machine?
This will help me to assist further!
Hi again Jay,
After I sent this reply (befre this one), it occurred to me that Dropbox is treating every file I have as a Backup and expects that when I want to work in the file, the revisions will be considered "changes" to the backup. So if I delete files from dropbox, will they also be deleted from my pc?
I really like the file structure on dropbox and would like to use it to update my pictures folders. But will these changes then be reflected on my pc? If so, I could use Dropbox for photos and not for Documents (storing documents only on my PC). Does that work do you think?
Best regards,
Chris
