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Confusion about Dropbox folder and CloudStorage Folder (MacOS)
I'm using Dropbox on a MBP (26.2) and have started having hard drive space issues. In trying to troubleshoot I come across the CloudStorage folder in the Library folder which appears to be occupying almost the same amount of space as my Dropbox folder which is currently in my User Folder.
How does the CloudStorage folder function? It appears to be a mirror of the Dropbox folder, but I'm confused as to why it's occupying so much hard drive space. It almost appears as though the Dropbox files on my computer as opposed to being in the cloud are being stored twice.
Thanks for your help.
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- Rich
Super User II
... I come across the CloudStorage folder in the Library folder which appears to be occupying almost the same amount of space as my Dropbox folder which is currently in my User Folder.
Are you sure they're not the same folder? In the newest update for Dropbox, Apple requires that the Dropbox folder be located within the Cloud Storage folder (Apple File Provider API). If you're running the latest update your files would be in Cloud Storage/Dropbox.
Right-click each folder and select Get Info. Check where each folder is actually located (full path). Are they both real folders or is one just an alias to the other?
This is going to sound bizarre, but when I want into my hard drive to verify the paths, the Dropbox folder in the CloudStorage folder has since disappeared. I use DaisyDisk to scan my hard drive and it was finding both the Dropbox folder in my User folder as well as the Dropbox folder in the CloudStorage folder.
Before I posted my question, I could clearly see both folders with the one in my User folder showing roughly 143GB used and the one in the CloudStorage folder showing a slightly different total. I'm not currently using the Apple File Provider API. Apparently I'll need to update for that to happen.
