Click Choose folders (Mac) or Selective Sync… (Windows) under the Selective Sync section.

Click your avatar (i.e., profile picture or initials) in the top right corner.

Click the Dropbox icon in your system tray/toolbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac).

To check and un-check which folders to store on your computer:

Learn more about sync errors Choose which folders to store on your hard drive Sync error - The file or folder can’t update or sync. Mixed - The folder contains files and/or folders that are local and online-only Online-only - Learn more about online-only files with Smart Sync Sync in progress - The file/folder is updating Local/available offline - The file/folder is saved to your hard drive and online at

(Refer to Sync icons in the desktop app for a thorough overview of each icon.) You can view the sync status of your folders from your desktop app preferences or from the Dropbox folder on your computer. You will have to use selective sync in the desktop app to add it to your desktop sync. You must also install the Dropbox desktop application to use selective sync. Note: Automatic, local desktop syncing for Team Folders is turned off by default. If you uncheck a folder, that folder and the files and folders inside it are removed from your hard drive and are only available online while connected to the internet/via the Dropbox website. If you check a folder, that folder and the files and folders inside it are saved to your hard drive. Selective sync lets you choose which folders you’d like to store on your computer’s hard drive from all of the folders you have stored in your U-M Dropbox account. How to use selective sync in the Dropbox desktop app to free up hard drive space.

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