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Hey there @1stmeridian, thanks for posting on the Community!   Initially, I just wanted to note that the content in your Dropbox folder takes up space on your hard drive as the info in your files and folders are stored locally in order to be accessible.    If you want to free up storage on your computer without deleting files and folders from your Dropbox account though, I’d recommend checking out more on our relevant space-saving features: selective sync and Smart Sync .   Finally, as per your thoughts on moving content from one location to another in your Dropbox account via the website, I’d be more than happy to pass your comments along to the dev team for review.    If you have any other feedback for us, please don’t hesitate to give us a shout. Thanks! ... View more

I have to say, I feel very confirmed in my recommendation and decision by the total lack of any response or care by Dropbox. Good to know. ... View more

Hey @nkbfre , while it may seem that I’m not replying to the thread, rest assured that I’m following it closely. Since E lixir & Rich have been checking back on your inquiries, I’m merely holding back, as our posts would overlap otherwise. That said, I’d happily further advise you on the best next steps regarding this matter.   It would be worth noting that you can only have one actively syncing Dropbox folder on your device & Elixir’s walkthrough in the previous page should be the way to go if you wish to move the Dropbox folder contents to your D:\ drive. From there, I’d suggest having a quick look at our Selective Sync feature, which helps you save up some space locally.    Hopefully my message addresses your initial inquiry & please do let us know here if you have any additional questions or you need further assistance in any way. Enjoy the rest of your day until we talk again!  ... View more

@leilfataya wrote: you mean if I were the owner of the share folder, then I delete the folder, then all member will lose their shared folder also, don't you? No. If you simply delete the folder, you're removing it for just you and you'll have the ability to add it back to your Dropbox later. Other members will retain their access to the folder. https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/leave-shared-folder If you delete the content of the shared folder, that deletion would sync to all members and their copy of the files would be deleted as well. ... View more

Hey @apples19 , while Elixir ’ s tips would be a great starting point, I’m wondering if you’ve accidentally created two accounts. Could this be happening by any chance? Please let me know here & we’ll take it from what you find on your end!  ... View more

Then dropbox isn't the product for me anymore. I'll migrate to google drive. ... View more

That is exactly the situation I have as well. My work around was to disable (as in does not startup automatically) Dropbox when starting my computer. I restart it when I have made changes to the files so it syncs. I then shut it off. Renning windows 10. Also will be looking for an alt to Dropbox since they have severely hobbled the ability to sync to only 3 devices. ... View more

Did u contribute to the forum?? ... View more

I'm trying to do the same thing. At least with my workflow, I don't need to access the majority of my photos; just the most recent. I only have the most recent year's worth and new imports set to local. The rest is in online only so the majority of my photo data doesn't take up space. Somewhat of a compromise but still saves a lot of space! ... View more