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Laurence S.4
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago
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Does Mac Dropbox store offline files in System Data?

Dropbox 185.3.5963 MacOS Ventura 13.6   Can someone confirm that offline Dropbox files/folders are stored in System Data. I have 1.06 TB of System Data and 987 GB of Dropbox data on a 2TB SSD wit...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Hey Laurence S.4, indeed, since the update of the app to the new Dropbox for macOS on File Provider and since the Dropbox folder is now located in your CloudStorage, it's expected for the files to be stored in System Data.

     

    If you have any more questions about this, let us know.

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey Laurence S.4, indeed, since the update of the app to the new Dropbox for macOS on File Provider and since the Dropbox folder is now located in your CloudStorage, it's expected for the files to be stored in System Data.

 

If you have any more questions about this, let us know.

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drewsta
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

how would you clear old cache data?

currently my system appears to be hiding 1.5 TB of data. I've already deselected the dropbox folder sync settings, and instructed it to sync NO folders, keep all folders online only.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    2 years ago

    Hey drewsta - thanks for joining the discussion here.

     

    You can find and delete your Dropbox cache folder as outlined here, but could you send us a screenshot of where you're spotting the discrepancy so that we can have a visual too?

     

    Another one showing the properties of your Dropbox folder would also help!

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