Remove Files and Folders from Offline Folders for FileCloud Desktop for Windows
You can remove an offline folder, either through the FileCloud Desktop dashboard or through File Explorer.
To remove an offline folder through the FileCloud Desktop dashboard:
- In the FileCloud Desktop dashboard, click the Offline tab.
- Click the Remove button next to the folder that you want to remove as an offline folder.
The folder is no longer an offline folder. It no longer appears on the Offline tab of the FileCloud Desktop dashboard and the FileCloud Desktop offline icon no longer appears next to it in the File Explorer.
To remove an offline file or folder through Windows explorer:
- In Windows explorer, right-click on the file (it should have a green icon next to it).
- In the drop-down list, Always keep on this device is checked. Click it to remove the check and remove it as an offline folder.
The green circular icon is replaced with a white circular icon, which indicates that the file is still downloaded but not marked for syncing with FileCloud as an offline folder.
The file is also no longer listed on the Offline tab of the FileCloud Desktop dashboard.
To free up local space:
When a file or folder is downloaded locally, but not stored as a FileCloud offline file or folder for syncing with FileCloud, you can delete the local version to free up space.
- In Windows, right-click on a file that is marked with a white circular icon.
- In the drop-down list, choose Free up space.
The white circular icon is replaced with a cloud icon, which indicates that now the file is only available remotely in FileCloud.