How to stop upload in a shared folder

[Selkie1]

Hello. I created my first shared folder today. Then I started uploading a folder of picturess onto it. However I thought I would have time to review each photo before it was shared. Too late, over 70 were shared out of 700!
I only wanted to share a handful out of the origin folder. And since I didn't know how to stop it, I just turned off my internet data. How do I stop the upload onto this shared folder? I'm worried that if I log back in, the upload will continue. Thanks for any help.

[Hannah]

Hey @Selkie1, thanks for posting your question to our Community.

Can you let us know how you're uploading these image files?

Are you using the Dropbox website, the desktop app or the mobile app?

If you used the website, you can just close your browser window and the upload will stop.

If you used the desktop app, you can just move the files out of the Dropbox folder.

Let me know how it goes!

[Rich]

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@Selkie1 wrote:

I created my first shared folder today. Then I started uploading a folder of picturess onto it. I only wanted to share a handful out of the origin folder. ... How do I stop the upload onto this shared folder?

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How did you add the files to the shared folder? Are you using the local Dropbox folder on your computer and the files are syncing, did you start the upload through the Dropbox website, or are you uploading them on a mobile device?

[Selkie1]

Thanks for the reply Hannah. I used my laptop and logged in via the Firefox browser. I selected the 'picture' folder on my c drive to upload to my shared folder. And I already had one email address liked to the shared folder so it looks like it started sharing immediately. My friend says he received 78 pictures when I only wanted to send certain photos. How can I make sure he doesn't receive any more once I log back in? Thanks

[Selkie1]

Hi Rich, thanks for the reply, as i said to Hannah i used my laptop and logged in via the Firefox browser. I selected the 'picture' folder on my c drive to upload to my shared folder. And I already had one email address liked to the shared folder so it looks like it started sharing immediately. My friend says he received 78 pictures when I only wanted to send certain photos. How can I make sure he doesn't receive any more once I log back in? Thanks

[Walter]

Hey @Selkie1, sorry to jump in, but I just wanted to mention that you can check how many files were uploaded in the end by taking a look at the shared folder on our website or your events page. 

If you find any that you didn't want to share, you can delete them.

I hope this helps!

[Selkie1]

Thanks Walter. That will be helpful. But will more files be uploaded automatically when I open Dropbox on my laptop?

[Megan · Accepted solution]

Hey @Selkie1, you mentioned you used the browser to upload content. 

If you managed to close your browser, or just the Dropbox related tab there; that means the uploading process should be cancelled. You're good to delete the content that was added by mistake in the shared folder, and no new content should be uploaded when you open your laptop. 

I hope this clarifies. 

[Selkie1]

Thanks Megan, that's very reassuring.👌
I will do that now and will get back to you if I have any issues.
In future, I realise that the shared folder is to be created first before adding any email addresses to it 👍