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Angela I.2's avatar
Angela I.2
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

files from unsynced folders still appear on my hard drive

I have a business account and share folders with colleagues that are full of many large documents. To save space on my hard drive, I've unsynced the folders I share with them. However, I didn't do th...
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Mark's avatar
Mark
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
10 years ago

They are moved to a hidden Cache folder so you can reverse the Selective Sync quickly if needed within a few days. 

Try a restart of Dropbox and that may clear it. If not just wait a few days. 

  • ArizonaGirl13's avatar
    ArizonaGirl13
    Helpful | Level 5
    9 years ago
    This didn't work for me : (

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