I add files to the desktop app, but they're using disc space, and other members can't see them.

reimari

1. i have mapped dropbox to my laptop and upgrading files constantly using file explorer, but it seems to 'eat' my c drive space, and thus would like to unmap it, but did not find a way, pls advice
2. as in point 1 telling i upgrade files using my laptop file explorer to the dropbox, have done that several times, no issues for the other members to be able to see those files, until recently, uploaded again a few, took the file name from the properties, and informed the subfolder location to the other members, but this time they were not able to see those files i had earlier upgraded to dropbox, any idea why? check the file access etc info, all was ok

Rich

reimari wrote:

i have mapped dropbox to my laptop and upgrading files constantly using file explorer, but it seems to 'eat' my c drive space ...

The first thing to remember is that the Dropbox folder on your local drive is a regular folder like any other, and anything in the folder takes up drive space. It is not, by default, a cloud-based or network folder where the content only exists online. Dropbox first and foremost is a sync service, meant to keep the files on your local drive in sync with a copy in the cloud (and on your other devices).

There are way to save local drive space though. You can use Selective Sync to completely remove the local copy of a folder, or you can set a file or folder as Online-only so that it still appears on your local drive, but doesn't take up any space.

reimari wrote:

... they were not able to see those files i had earlier upgraded to dropbox, any idea why?

Are the files visible in your account if you try to view them through the Dropbox website?