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MCMDave
New member | Level 2
19 days ago

How can I free up hard drive space without deleting files from my account?

Apologies, I'm sure this has been discussed, I just don't know what search terms to use to find it. I have two computers that access my Dropbox. Both store the files on the local drive but the laptop...
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MCMDave
New member | Level 2
19 days ago

Hello, when I began this conversation, it was with the words, "the laptop's drive is so full, I can't update Windows. "  I need to be able to use this machine and I need to know how to get to that point.  A step-by-step guide might be helpful. If you could point me in that direction, I'll try. I don't even know what words to use in a search to find that.

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    Nancy
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    18 days ago

    Hi from me as well, MCMDave! Did you try these steps and you encountered a specific issue? 

    If yes, don’t hesitate to let me know what happened and I can further help you. You can also post a screenshot of what you see on your end.

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