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Narcís M.'s avatar
Narcís M.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Dropbox sync during the night

I have upgraded to 1TB. I have a Mac OS 10.10.1 Yosemite. I have a lot of files to upload and I left the computer open and connected to Internet all night. But, this morging when go to "rencently upd...
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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    10 years ago

    Do you leave your Mac on? If it sleeps it stops syncing - as sleep makes everything stop

Dean V.'s avatar
Dean V.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

I normally put the sliders to never and then leave the lid open but if you turn the screen brightness all the way down it will turn the screen off. That way Dropbox can sync all night but your screen will be off so won't be damaged.

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