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How to I effectively and ultimately unsync a folder
Hi,
I accidentally sync a folder that makes my dropbox full.
Now I need to unsync it following these steps:
- Open your Dropbox desktop app preferences.
- Click the Sync tab.
- Under Selective Sync, click Selective Sync… (as I use Windows).
- Check the folders you'd like saved on your hard drive. Uncheck the folders you'd like removed.
- Click Update.
However, the unwanted folder keeps appearing and syncing many times!
Anyone who could help! Thanks
peter
peter05 wrote:
My dropbox Windows app keeps syncing until it gets to the storage limit. I then try to delete some unused files in the unwanted syncing folder and since that folder is "my PC" with files keeping in and out, Dropbox keeps syncing and I keep deleting again and again.
You have the computer backup feature enabled.
Also, Selective Sync is used to remove folders from your computer while leaving them in your Dropbox account online. It's meant to save hard drive space; not space in your account.
Mod note: edited to update link in post [last update 2023]
