You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
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Dropbox removed "Save hard drive space automatically"
I thought "smart sync" was so that Dropbox automatically makes files I haven't used in a while online only. I don't see a smart sync option on my M1 Mac (macOS Monterey 12.1), but I have "Make onl...
Hey all!
Just wanted to jump in here, and let you know that the option should be back, and all should work like they used to.
Thanks a bunch! 😎
Thanks Rich. I'm not low on space (and if I were, I'd like to admin this myself). Now, whenever I create a new file, Dropbox uploads it and makes it online-only. Which wreaks havoc with programs like Premiere, which are searching for a ton of linked files per project. Why would Dropbox do this? Why do software companies add features no-one asked for?
it's totally awful. it has made it unusable for Premiere, etc, these days. the beginning of the end for Dropbox I fear
Yes i totally agree, i'm getting more frustrated by the week. Will change over to another service if this isn't adressed
- Any updates on when this option will return?
This keeps happening to me. Dropbox randomly decides to make files online-only, and then I find myself without internet and unable to access my own files. This needs to be fixed, ASAP. It also totally messes up long renders (like a video export from Premiere) and created "conflicted copies'.
Why mess with an already perfect product? Who asked for this? When will it be fixed?
