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How to Unsync Selected Folders without Deleting them from my Computer

How to Unsync Selected Folders without Deleting them from my Computer

Pvanderv
Explorer | Level 4

Dropbox stopped syncing between my devices, so I had to re-install. Then it synced fine, but backed up all the documents in my computer. Now I have exceeded my storage limit.

How can I:

1) Delete all the files from the DropBox servers except the few I want to back up (without deleting them from my computer), and

2) Tell the server to stop backing up the folders I don't want backed up

???

I do not want to upgrade to a higher-storage plan.

Thanks.

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Re: How to Unsync Selected Folders without Deleting them from my Computer

Rich
Super User II

@Pvanderv wrote:

Dropbox stopped syncing between my devices, so I had to re-install. Then it synced fine, but backed up all the documents in my computer. Now I have exceeded my storage limit.


You have the computer backup feature enabled.

 

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Re: How to Unsync Selected Folders without Deleting them from my Computer

Rich
Super User II

@Pvanderv wrote:

Dropbox stopped syncing between my devices, so I had to re-install. Then it synced fine, but backed up all the documents in my computer. Now I have exceeded my storage limit.


You have the computer backup feature enabled.

 

Re: How to Unsync Selected Folders without Deleting them from my Computer

Pvanderv
Explorer | Level 4

Okay. Thanks Rich.

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