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mdcfrance
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Syncing folders to new mac - all files syncing not just selected folders

Hi, I have a "new" mac at home, and I signed into dropbox with my work profile and chose the folders (in sync preferences) that I wanted to sync so that I can work on those files at home.  Trouble ...
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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey mdcfrance, thanks for joining our Community!

 

Indeed, it sounds like this is happening, because you initially chose the entire Dropbox folder to sync to your computer.

 

Is the application still syncing at the moment or did it finish eventually?

 

You should be able to go into the preferences and remove the folders you don't want, once syncing is finished.

 

Let me know how it's going and we'll go from there.

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mdcfrance
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

thank you - I reinstalled and started again and it worked perfectly!

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    Hannah
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    3 years ago

    That's great news, mdcfrance!

     

    If you need anything else, please let us know.

     

    Have a great day!

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