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sixfootewok
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13 hours ago

What happens to folders I move around on the Dropbox website?

Title, but, more context: I have files selective synced on my desktop and set to available in offline mode. On the website, suppose I move a Folder A into Folder B, when folder A was one of the synce...
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Walter
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12 hours ago

Hi there sixfootewok - thanks for posting on our Community and happy Friday!

Can you please clarify if you're referring to folders that you've selectively un-synced via the app's preferences through the selective sync feature or if this is about folders that are available offline/online only on your computer instead? 

Note that you can try it with a small, sample folder as an example to see how it goes, but please keep us posted and we'll take it from there.

Thanks!

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