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fdobedolla
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

To upload 200 GB of files, do I need to use my hard drive space?

I purchased the business plan. My question is very specific: to upload 200 GB of information, do I have to use the space on a device? What happens if I don't have space on that device? Can't I simply...
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fdobedolla
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
Thnx so much.

I did it as the first option but after upload and select as online only, the files were still using my space drive, I delete them and they were erased even from the platform. Did I miss something?

Thnx for ur help.
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Mark
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2 years ago
fdobedolla wrote:
I delete them and they were erased even from the platform. Did I miss something?

Thnx for ur help.

Dropbox is a syncing tool. So if you delete them in Dropbox you delete them everywhere. 

 

They will use up space for a few days first, while they upload, as that takes time - it is not just the initial putting in directory as that's literally just putting them in to a folder. It also waits for a few days just to check that they upload correctly. After that they will go offline only if you select it 🙂

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