I'm trying to do something which seems like it should be easy, but I can't find straightforward instructions about doing this.I have images that I'm pretty much done with for now in cloud storage,I am "nearing my [cloud] storage limit, I want to free up space by moving some of the older files to an external hard drive. Is there an easy way to move multiple files and take them out of the cloud storage syncing "loop?" Thanks

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Moving files in Cloud storage to local external drive to free up cloud storage space

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January 9, 2023
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I'm trying to do something which seems like it should be easy, but I can't find straightforward instructions about doing this.

I have images that I'm pretty much done with for now in cloud storage,
I am "nearing my [cloud] storage limit,
I want to free up space by moving some of the older files to an external hard drive.
Is there an easy way to move multiple files and take them out of the cloud storage syncing "loop?"
Thanks

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Kevin Stohlmeyer

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If you have your local cloud folder synced you should be able to move files out of the folder directory and it will also remove them from your CC synced online storage.