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JWMJWM
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Smart Sync doesn't work for Logic Pro files

I'm experiencing an issue with smart sync.   It works perfectly for all my files, exept for Logic Pro X Files.    When I right-click and choose 'online only' it syncs, sets the icon to the grey o...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    6 years ago
    oliespink wrote:
    ... they have said an application is using the files so it’s not a problem with Dropbox, that’s not the case as far as I can tell and I am totally stuck, did you manage to get this sorted?

    Yes, and it wasn't a Dropbox issue. It was the antivirus I was using. An update to the antivirus corrected the behavior.

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zanerk
Explorer | Level 4

I have the same problem... Did you find a solution?

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Rich
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6 years ago

If a file doesn't stay set to Online-only, then an application or some other process on your computer is accessing the file, causing Dropbox to download it again. In my case, it was my antivirus attempting to scan the files.

You'll need to figure out what application is accessing the files, then prevent it from doing so.

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