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DrGanz
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2 years ago
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How to know exactly what the app is syncing?

I keep getting emails that my dropbox will no longer be able to sync as it is full. I didn't even know it was syncing something!   So I logged in to try and find out what is being synced, and w...
  • Rich's avatar
    2 years ago

    DrGanz wrote:

    So I logged in to try and find out what is being synced, and what that information is, but there's nothing in my account. No files, no videos, nothing. It just says it's syncing.


    Have you checked your Backups page?

     


    Is there anyway online in my account to tell which device is being synced to that dropbox account? And what info is synced so I can delete something if I don't want to save it?


    You can see the devices linked to your account on your Security page, and your Events page will show you the activity on your account.

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