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andygerber74
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11 months ago

I keep removing files either via online-only or selective sync, but they remain on my hard drive.

I keep moving files to online only but then they re-appear in my hard drive. I've used both SelectiveSync and simply manually moving files and folders to online only. However, the files and folder ne...
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andygerber74
New member | Level 1
11 months ago

Hi Megan. I'm running on Windows 10 Pro. Hovering the mouse over the Dropbox icon in my taskbar doesn't tell me the version but I think I'm on Basic.

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Nancy
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11 months ago

Hi from me too, andygerber74! Can you see your Dropbox app version this way perhaps? The app version Megan is referring to should be something similar to the one you see here.

As for your files returning back to your computer, can you open your local Dropbox folder and send me a screenshot of what you see there?

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