Syncing is a way of managing space on your computer.

Syncing for the Mac and pre-3.0 Windows desktop apps:

When you sync a folder, it appears in your desktop application folder but also uses space on that computer. When you stop syncing a folder, it no longer uses space on your computer and does not appear in the desktop app.

Syncing for the 3.0 or later Windows desktop app:

Syncing a folder has no effect. The 3.0 and later Windows desktop app uses the concept of remote and local files for managing space. You can configure whether a file or folder is local (uses space) or remote (does not use space) directly in the desktop app. For more information on doing this, see Saving files locally or keeping them remote.

Steps

1. In the row of a collaborative folder, click on the overflow icon ().
2. Click on Sync or Stop Syncing, as applicable.
3. In the window, click on Sync folder or Stop syncing folder.