How can I remove a folder from my computer, but keep it in my online Dropbox?

Douglasjin

oh good, I have a problem. I have a Dropbox folder, let's assume I downloaded it to my computer, when I delete it a window appears reporting that if I delete it on my machine it will also delete it in the cloud Dropbox, but that's not what I want , I want to delete it on my computer and keep it in dropbox, from what I understand Dropbox has a selective synchronization tool, it's an option that appears in the window when I try to delete the folder from my machine, but I didn't understand how that is " selective synchronization" works, but could you explain it to me please? thanks.

Hannah

Hey @Douglasjin, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community today!

 

When you use the Dropbox application on your computer, any changes you make to the Dropbox folder, will indeed sync to your account online.

 

So, with selective sync, you can remove entire folders from your Dropbox folder, but will still be able to access them on dropbox.com.

 

You can read more about the feature and how to use it here.

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any questions.