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Festered4rd5tfgvhb's avatar
Festered4rd5tfgvhb
Helpful | Level 6
12 months ago

Can files on demand be set just for individual folders?

I have this one folder I want to be on demand, where the files are only downloaded when I access them, but the rest of the files/folders I want to always be available and stored on my disk. 

 

I don't have drop box setup but I am considering switching over from onedrive where its all or nothing.  You can't customize down to an individual folder level which folders you want always available and which ones you want on demand.  If you have the former selected then you can customize which folders sync, but that makes the folders inaccessible on my device, which is not what I want.  I just want to make a folder accessible, but on demand, while the rest are always available.

 

 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    Hey Festered4rd5tfgvhb - thanks for joining our Community and happy Friday!

     

    I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but could you have a look at our feature which allows you to set your files to be online only (or available offline on your computer) and the selective sync feature as well?

     

    Let me know if either of those does the trick for you! 

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