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I updated the Dropbox app on my Mac and now it's trying to re-download all of my online files
Hey, so I recently updated dropbox, and now it's seemingly trying to redownload all of my online only files.
Obviously I don't have that much storage, and I don't even have the option to m...
Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorWould you like to move your local Dropbox folder to the external drive, or disable Dropbox Backup and move your currently backed up files to the drive instead?
Just to make sure we’re on the same page and I provide you with the correct guidance.
I want it to stop trying to backup my computer because I don’t have enough storage to hold everything. I want it to go back to before the backup started so I can access online only files. Thank you
- Megan
Hi, thank you for helping me. I disabled and deleted my backup, but it's still saying that it's unable to 'sync' because I don't have enough space on my computer. I restarted dropbox, and it keeps saying the same thing. And I still can't make things online only. I don't want it to keep downloading things, and I don't want to delete my files because I want them to be on dropbox
- Nancy
Are you seeing your previously backed up files locally on your hard drive now? Are they all local?
If yes, and they’re the ones taking up most of your computer’s hard drive space, you can try moving them to your external drive, like you suggested above.
Another option, if you’re not accessing all of your Dropbox folders frequently on your computer, is to remove the largest from your hard drive via selective sync and only access them on www.dropbox.com. This way, syncing should also resume.
