{"id":42128,"date":"2022-08-19T14:49:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T14:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keys.support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=42128"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:22:18","password":"","slug":"save-hard-drive-space-with-dropbox","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/en\/documentation\/save-hard-drive-space-with-dropbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Save hard drive space with DropBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can use less disc space on your PC\/Mac by making certain files or folders available online only. More information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/help.dropbox.com\/installs-integrations\/sync-uploads\/make-files-online-only\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Settings: Make folders online only<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click on the DropBox icon in your system tray<\/li><li>Click on the profile picture<\/li><li>Select Preferences<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5f67e3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5f67e3.png 402w, https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5f67e3-189x300.png 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note <\/strong>that some of the settings have 2 tabs if you use both a personal and a business DropBox account on the same PC. So make sure you select the correct account tab (A):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5dcea6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5dcea6.png 575w, https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5dcea6-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Click on Sync<br>5. Uncheck &#8220;Let my admin manage this setting&#8221;<br>6. Change Make new files to Online-only instead of local<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_59cd90.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_59cd90.png 509w, https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_59cd90-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7. If you see a different setting, set save hard drive space automatically to on and new files default to Online-only<br>8. If you want to completely hide some folder from appearing in your Windows explorer, you can deselect them here. These folders will only be seen online on dropbox.com.<br>9. You can move your DropBox folder to a different location or hard drive to save space on your c: drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5ba609.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5ba609.png 601w, https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_5ba609-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make a specific folder available online-only <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some folders on DropBox are very big, especially now that the download images in all the languages are getting added to it.  To remove a folder from your local hard drive and make it available online only do this:<br>1. right click on the folder you don&#8217;t need locally<br>2. Click &#8220;Make online-only&#8221;<br>3. Wait<br>4. You can make a folder also available offline (it is downloaded to your hard drive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"529\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_68960c.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_68960c.png 529w, https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_68960c-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pls. note that you will still see the online-only files and folders in your Windows Explorer (with a grey cloud icon) but they are shortcuts. The green checkmark icons mean that the files are available offline on your PC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/keys.express\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Snag_6c8a8f.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42239\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smart Sync<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you open a file that is online-only by double clicking it on your PC, it will download it and make it available offline. You can make it online-only again at any time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use less disc space on your PC\/Mac by making certain files or folders available online only. 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