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Selective sync on Android? (Dropbox newbie)
I've just installed Dropbox on my Android phone & there doesn't seem to be a preferences section in settings so I can't see how to set up 'Selective Sync'.
Any ideas anyone?
However, this is a very interesting case. Are you the only person that uses the mobile device? If yes, there shouldn't be a problem with having all your files in Dropbox. If you are a Business user you can also connect your personal account and separate your files between the two accounts.
2. Saving space on Android drive: As Ed previously mentioned, files do not take up space from your mobile device, unless you mark them as "Offline". If you have files in your device that take up space, what you can do, is upload them to Dropbox and then have them deleted from your mobile device's drive.
Also, did you know that you can use the "Clear cache" feature to save some more space on your phone? -->https://help.dropbox.com/mobile/android-app-fixes#cache
Unfortunately this only addresses one issue being discussed. The other is, how can we save space on Android hard drive?
Vernon
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox Staff
However, this is a very interesting case. Are you the only person that uses the mobile device? If yes, there shouldn't be a problem with having all your files in Dropbox. If you are a Business user you can also connect your personal account and separate your files between the two accounts.
2. Saving space on Android drive: As Ed previously mentioned, files do not take up space from your mobile device, unless you mark them as "Offline". If you have files in your device that take up space, what you can do, is upload them to Dropbox and then have them deleted from your mobile device's drive.
Also, did you know that you can use the "Clear cache" feature to save some more space on your phone? -->https://help.dropbox.com/mobile/android-app-fixes#cache
Vernon wrote:2. Saving space on Android drive: As Ed previously mentioned, files do not take up space from your mobile device, unless you mark them as "Offline". If you have files in your device that take up space, what you can do, is upload them to Dropbox and then have them deleted from your mobile device's drive.
Vernon & Ed, but are you talking about this off line from the perpective of the app on the phone?
Or do you mean a setting that gets applied from the application install on your PC's?
I'm going through this issue now, because I found (according to android / storage on the phone itself) that it was using 1.2 gigs of space on my phone. I certainly never selected to have a specific folder that's on my desktops to be set as "off line" on the phone yet there the data was.
Its what got me angry enough to remove the app from my phone, and start looking for alternatives. I mean call me dim if you like, but if the issue were crystal clear it would have less chance of getting people to the state of uninstalling it, freeing up space and cursing the code dropbox was born from!
You can say "well when you go to mark something 'offline' it warns you" but that wouldn't matter nor count if the user didn't select to "off line" some data to their phone.
Just like the OP, if it were more clear we wouldn't be here looking fix this or looking for how this is supposed to work! :-[
