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Select the account under Cloud & remote, then choose how much to clear:

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Each asks for confirmation, naming the copy that stays and roughly how much space is freed in the account. Just before removing anything, the copy you're keeping is re-checked in the account itself, and files are removed one at a time — never a whole folder.

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Duplicate files · Duplicates in cloud accounts

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How do I remove duplicate copies from a cloud account?

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Short answer: Pick the account under Cloud & remote, then use Remove just this copy, Keep best, remove … for a set, or Clean all … sets for the whole account. Each is confirmed, the kept copy is re-checked first, and only individual files are removed.

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Select the account under Cloud & remote, then choose how much to clear:

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  • Remove just this copy — the button on a single copy.
  • Keep best, remove … — keeps the suggested copy in that set and removes the others.
  • Clean all … sets — does every set in the account in one step.
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Each asks for confirmation, naming the copy that stays and roughly how much space is freed in the account. Just before removing anything, the copy you're keeping is re-checked in the account itself, and files are removed one at a time — never a whole folder.

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