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franekp
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago
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unknown dropbox storage counted on my computer

I wonder if anyone can help with this vexing problem? I used to have & use dropbox (light version) for local file storage, but then ran out of the 2 gb of free space fairly quickly. I did at one stag...
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    franekp
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Hi Rich. Thanks for the quick response and advice. I was able to (eventually) find those settings - certainly not intuitive - and then change as required. Cheers, Frank.

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