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Dropbox is taking up all of the space on my harddrive
Dropbox is killing me. I have 2TB of space on my laptop, Dropbox is taking up almost 700gb of it, despite all of my files being set to Online Only. I've also followed the steps suggested by other users to toggle "Online Only files on Mac" which appears to have done nothing.
I finally resorted to deleting the Dropbox app with the intent of re-downloading it, hoping that that would clear out whatever data it is supposedly storing, but when I deleted the dropbox app, the folder in the finder window still stayed there, and is STILL showing 700gb of storage being taken up. I can't seem to get rid of it. Can anyone give me any advice?
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- Walter
Dropbox Community Moderator
If you've deleted the app, then this is a local copy of your Dropbox folder that's taking up the space on your computer kalebseaton
You should be safe to delete it without affecting your files in Dropbox.
Once you reinstall the app, you'll be able to select which folders you'd like to be synced locally on your computer through the advanced options.
I have completed deleted the Dropbox app. It's no longer there. But the folder for Dropbox is still in my finder, and still shows that it's taking up 700gb of space
- Walter
Hey kalebseaton, sorry to hear you're having issues with this.
If you've ensured that the app is up to date and not still syncing in your menu bar, could you try clearing your cache and let us know if it improves matters for you?
Thanks!
