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mgkuzyk
New member | Level 2
3 years ago
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sync online only to free up space AFTER disk is full

If changing to online-only AFTER a drive is full, will dropbox move files from local drive to online so that free space increases?
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  • ppeixoto's avatar
    ppeixoto
    3 years ago

    Thanks.

    This helped identify the problem.

    Files deleted. Problem solved.

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ppeixoto
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Thank you. I already did that, but it didn't help. I still have the problem.
I have 100 GB (107 427 745 583 bytes) in the Dropbox folder, of which 43.9 GB (47 167 643 648 bytes) is the size of the disc.
But I have almost all the folders in make online-only.
What if I move the Dropbox folder on my PC to another disc?

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey ppeixoto, could you send us a screenshot of where you're spotting the space discrepancy so that we can have a visual too?

 

If you'd like to move your Dropbox folder to another drive, you can follow the steps outlined here. 

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    ppeixoto
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

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