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Forum Discussion
Time Period for Smart Sync
Hi,
Is there a way to adjust the time period for smart sync to 'unload' files back to online only?
we have some large projects and files that may not be touched for a few months and we ke...
there’s not a specific period of time over which the Dropbox app converts your files automatically to online-only.
Thanks Nancy ... I'm honestly just not sure I believe this. The Dropbox app must have some method to determine that downloaded files and/or folders haven't been accessed for while... Maybe it's not a super-specific interval or "countdown" timer, but I was just hoping for a bit more detail on how this feature works. Thanks anyway!
Out of curiosity, how long is the default time period before Dropbox makes inactive files / folders online-only again?
Personally, I'd prefer if my Dropbox would never automatically offload files that I've specifically chosen to download. If I want to offload files / folders later, I'm more than happy to do it manually. Actually... Based on my Smart Sync preferences (screenshot below), it seems like files I've downloaded shouldn't be getting automatically offloaded... But they are. Can you shed any light on why this might be?
it's so bad
