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ivandeki's avatar
ivandeki
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Dropbox files no longer properly syncing?

Hi all,  Since the new Dropbox desktop app, I'm struggling with the following.  Although the app seems to think it's in sync, I'm seeing lots of "cloud download" icons on my folders and files, wh...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Sorry to jump in here, ivandeki!

     

    You should be able to set this both for your entire Dropbox by right/control clicking on the Dropbox folder in your Finder and for individual files and folders.

     

    I hope this helps!

ivandeki's avatar
ivandeki
Explorer | Level 4

hi Walter, thanks for the reply. I indeed just discovered that if I do that the problem is solved. 

I don't understand why I needed to do this. In the past, this seemed to be the default setting?

Walter's avatar
Walter
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
3 years ago

It seems that you're on the updated desktop app for Mac OS, so from now on you can use Make online-only and Make available offline actions when syncing your files and folders.

 

Let us know if you have any other questions ivandeki

  • ivandeki's avatar
    ivandeki
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Is there a way to set this for my entire Dropbox? Or I have to do it for each top level folder?

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      3 years ago

      Sorry to jump in here, ivandeki!

       

      You should be able to set this both for your entire Dropbox by right/control clicking on the Dropbox folder in your Finder and for individual files and folders.

       

      I hope this helps!

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