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Steve A.13
2 years agoHelpful | Level 7
What happens to an online-only file after I access it?
I have several large files set as online-only. As I understand it, that means that although the files appear to be on my hard drive, they are only stored on Dropbox, and if I attempt to open one of t...
- 2 years ago
Hey Steve A.13, just wanted to jump in here and confirm that once you've finished working on a file that's available offline, if you want it to go back to online-only, you need to right-click on it and choose to do it manually.
Steve A.13
Helpful | Level 7
Windows.
Hannah
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey Steve A.13, just wanted to jump in here and confirm that once you've finished working on a file that's available offline, if you want it to go back to online-only, you need to right-click on it and choose to do it manually.
- Steve A.132 years agoHelpful | Level 7
Copy. Thanks, Hannah. That answers my question.
- Babelle20232 years agoNew member | Level 2
Hannah does this mean, if one is to forget to click online again the changes are not saved online? and my VA would not see the changes in Dropbox?
- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi Babelle2023, all files in the Dropbox folder are stored on the Dropbox site, assuming that the Dropbox desktop application is running and fully synced, and that you haven't enabled selective sync.
The online-only feature means that files don't take up physical space on your computer.
- Steve A.132 years agoHelpful | Level 7
As I understand it, your changes will still get saved to Dropbox, however the file no longer be online-only (i.e., it will exist on both the Dropbox server and on your local drive).
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