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Benjo1216's avatar
Benjo1216
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

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...
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  • DV87's avatar
    DV87
    3 years ago

    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!

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Lusil
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Hey Benjo1216, thanks for dropping by!

 

Although there isn't currently an option to set when a file or folder becomes local again, you can suggest it, here. 

 

There, like-minded users can comment and upvote your idea. 

 

I hope this helps, but let me know if you have any other questions in the meantime. 

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yoyoyoyoyo27
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

awful, the end of dropbox

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