Storage issue on Windows PC

[pdennen12]

My PC is saying I am running out of storage space.  It says Dropbox is using ~20GB.  I thought Dropbox was cloud based.  Why is my hard drive using up this space?  I also use I Drive for a second backup.  Is there a way to back up my Dropbox files onto I Drive?

[Rich]

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@pdennen12 wrote:

I thought Dropbox was cloud based.  Why is my hard drive using up this space?

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The Dropbox folder on your computer is a folder like any other, and anything in it takes up space just like any other files on your computer. It is not a cloud-based folder where everything you see is only stored online.

You can mark files or folders as Onlin-only, at which point the file or folder is removed from your local drive and a placeholder is left behind. This helps save space on your local drive. Any Online-only file that you open will need to download back to the computer first before it can be opened.

• https://www.dropbox.com/features/sync/save-space

[pdennen12]

How do I access the folder should my PC crash?

[Walter]

You simply log into your Dropbox account through your preferred web browser or even download and install the desktop app on the device you'll be using afterwards @pdennen12 

Let us know if you have any other questions.