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Philip F.6's avatar
Philip F.6
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Can I delete the cache folder to free up space?

 On a Mac regardless of the OS, there is 3 folders, ie. Hidden, Prefetch_Cache, Temp_Hidden, and these folders appear automatically regardless if the user has a Personal or Business account.  1. Ca...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    Yes, to all.

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Philip F.6
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Thanks for the reply.  I have looked at that article already which prompted the questions.  Just to be clear on the 3 questions.

1. By deleting the local Dropbox cache this will not affect the files/folders on the Dropbox servers? 

2. Those 3 folders get recreate when syncing is involved between local cache and Dropbox servers?

3. On the Mac, when a user looks at how much HD space is USED, the Dropbox cache plays a part in the space being USED?

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