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MCMDave's avatar
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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cassaperk's avatar
cassaperk
Explorer | Level 3
11 days ago

You need to use Dropbox's selective sync. Or the online-only feature to delete local copies without deleting them from the cloud.

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