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Liciarov
23 days agoExplorer | Level 4
Can I selectively sync certain folders on the Dropbox app on Android?
Hello, while it's very clear to me how to apply the selective synchronization on PC, I don't know how to apply it on Android. I have an old tablet and I'd like to synchronize only one folder in it. ...
- 23 days ago
Liciarov wrote:
In other words: I'd like to have only this specific folder in my old tablet, that I use only to read books.That's not how the mobile apps works. They simply show you everything that's in your account. The folders don't sync to the device. You can mark a file or folder as available offline, but beyond that the mobile apps don't sync like the desktop apps. Any other files you open will be stored on the device temporarily, which is what you see happening. There's no way to prevent that.
Liciarov
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Hannah,
and thank you for your quick response.
I'm simply trying to free space from my tablet. My whole Dropbox app on the tablet reaches 4 or even 5 gigabytes, so the only way I can continue using my tablet is cancelling cashe and datas from the app, after which operation it only uses the megabytes of the app. But as soon as I open the only folder that I need (on the tablet, because in PC I use everything), the app reaches 2 or more gigas, and the gigas increase when I open one or more of the files I want to use.
In other words: I'd like to have only this specific folder in my old tablet, that I use only to read books.
I use all the other folders I have in Dropbox, and I don't have problems with my smartphone and PC because they have much more space.
Thank you in advance if you can give me some hints
Liciarov
and thank you for your quick response.
I'm simply trying to free space from my tablet. My whole Dropbox app on the tablet reaches 4 or even 5 gigabytes, so the only way I can continue using my tablet is cancelling cashe and datas from the app, after which operation it only uses the megabytes of the app. But as soon as I open the only folder that I need (on the tablet, because in PC I use everything), the app reaches 2 or more gigas, and the gigas increase when I open one or more of the files I want to use.
In other words: I'd like to have only this specific folder in my old tablet, that I use only to read books.
I use all the other folders I have in Dropbox, and I don't have problems with my smartphone and PC because they have much more space.
Thank you in advance if you can give me some hints
Liciarov
Rich
23 days agoSuper User II
Liciarov wrote:
In other words: I'd like to have only this specific folder in my old tablet, that I use only to read books.
That's not how the mobile apps works. They simply show you everything that's in your account. The folders don't sync to the device. You can mark a file or folder as available offline, but beyond that the mobile apps don't sync like the desktop apps. Any other files you open will be stored on the device temporarily, which is what you see happening. There's no way to prevent that.
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