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General questions about uploading and syncing
Thank you in advance for your comments. I am starting afresh with Dropbox (2T plan). Case 1. If i have a pdf file on my desktop (MB Pro 2015 OS 11.4). In the web app, if i upload that pdf, the...
- Hey Stephen W.15, happy Monday and thanks for posting your questions!
Regarding case 1, assuming that by web app, you're talking about the website, indeed, using Dropbox only through the web would result in this behavior.
Now, regarding case 2, can you clarify how you'd be uploading the library to Dropbox? Through the website as well or the desktop app?
If you'd be using the desktop app, we wouldn't recommend you sync the actual library, as this might have some complications.
What you could do instead, is create a copy of the library, and sync that to your account by moving it to the Dropbox folder.
Once the copied folder fully syncs, you can then use selective sync, to remove it from your desktop, so as not to have duplicate files on your computer, but still have it in your Dropbox.
However, as this would be a copy, updating the original library on your computer, wouldn't automatically update the copy in Dropbox.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Stephen W.15, happy Monday and thanks for posting your questions!
Regarding case 1, assuming that by web app, you're talking about the website, indeed, using Dropbox only through the web would result in this behavior.
Now, regarding case 2, can you clarify how you'd be uploading the library to Dropbox? Through the website as well or the desktop app?
If you'd be using the desktop app, we wouldn't recommend you sync the actual library, as this might have some complications.
What you could do instead, is create a copy of the library, and sync that to your account by moving it to the Dropbox folder.
Once the copied folder fully syncs, you can then use selective sync, to remove it from your desktop, so as not to have duplicate files on your computer, but still have it in your Dropbox.
However, as this would be a copy, updating the original library on your computer, wouldn't automatically update the copy in Dropbox.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Regarding case 1, assuming that by web app, you're talking about the website, indeed, using Dropbox only through the web would result in this behavior.
Now, regarding case 2, can you clarify how you'd be uploading the library to Dropbox? Through the website as well or the desktop app?
If you'd be using the desktop app, we wouldn't recommend you sync the actual library, as this might have some complications.
What you could do instead, is create a copy of the library, and sync that to your account by moving it to the Dropbox folder.
Once the copied folder fully syncs, you can then use selective sync, to remove it from your desktop, so as not to have duplicate files on your computer, but still have it in your Dropbox.
However, as this would be a copy, updating the original library on your computer, wouldn't automatically update the copy in Dropbox.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks very much. Super clear.
appreciate your time. S.
