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summerdown
2 months agoExplorer | Level 4
How do I sync all files to be local files, not online. And keep them local on an ongoing basis?
I have just bought a new laptop. It's a MacBook Air, running Sequoia 15.0. I have not updated dropbox to the new app type, so my library is not in the new place and I'm not using the new app that se...
- 2 months ago
Are you not able to right click on your Dropbox folder and select the option to make it available offline then summerdown?
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Hi there summerdown - thanks for posting on our Community!
You should be able to adjust your sync settings through the app's preferences under the sync tab normally.
Let me know if that helps!
summerdown
2 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Hi Walter,
The sync tab does not seem to have a "sync all files" option. The choices in the tab are:
Selective sync (I clicked this and all folders were already ticked)
Dropbox folder update (I have not updated currently because I like picking where my folder is located)
Default sync state for new files (I have picked available offline - nothing changed because this is for "new" files, not current ones).
Dropbox folder location (currently set to a place I'm happy with).
Those are the only options I have in the sync tab. None of them seem to do what I want, which is to start syncing all files and make them all download to my computer.
- Walter2 months agoDropbox Staff
Are you not able to right click on your Dropbox folder and select the option to make it available offline then summerdown?
- summerdown2 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Yes, that does it - thank you.
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