Only want to sync specific folders synced on my other device.

Question

I have all my files in Dropbox on my PC. I want to "some" of them, not all of them on my laptop. When I downloaded Dropbox on the laptop, I ended with "all" files on the laptop.

Can someone please let me know how to remove those files I don't want on the laptop? Or do I have to start all over? And then if I have to start all over, how do I only get the files I want?

Thank you!

Daphne · Answer

Hey @kmeadows,
 
If you want to have the files accessible locally on your laptop, you could create a specific folder on the Laptop and choose to have only that one syncing to your Laptop and none of your other folders in your account. You can do this through your selective sync settings. Alternatively, you can use the website to access and manage your Dropbox files on that device.
 
Selecting files that are not locally on your device is up to the discretion of the website you’re uploading to, so whether or not you have created the functionality to select files that are stored within another service. If you need to upload files from a local location, perhaps as a work around you can download the file from your Dropbox account online then upload to the website.
 
Hope this helps to clarify the matter - Thanks!

kmeadows · Answer

Nope. I don't want my old files accessable on my laptop at all. I ended up sending myself a link to "share" the files. I opened the link on the laptop and now have access. But I think the problem will be that the files are still just in the cloud and not actually downloaded to my laptop where I can access them easily.

How do you upload a photo or document that is only on the cloud, not on your local laptop to something like a website that I am creating???

Daphne · Answer

Hey again @kmeadows,
 
You can apply different selective sync settings on different devices. So you can apply selective sync to folders on your laptop, so that only certain folder in your Dropbox account sync to the Dropbox folder.
 
On your PC you can simply leave the desktop app settings as they are and all your Dropbox account content will stay local in your Dropbox folder.
 
I hope this clarifies the matter, let me know if this is what you wanted to achieve - Cheers!