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drumback
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I cant sync files and folders to make them local on my hard drive. Mac with M1 chip

In the past I have been able to make a DB folder, or single file, available on my local drive. It's really an issue for me that I can't do that any longer. Will you be bringing that back? I am a Mac on M1 chip user.

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    Hey drumback, thanks for posting on our Community!
     

    I'm not quite sure about the issue you're facing, could you provide some additional information or screenshots in order to have a better look into this for you?

     

    Thanks so much!

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    3 years ago

    Hey drumback, thanks for posting on our Community!
     

    I'm not quite sure about the issue you're facing, could you provide some additional information or screenshots in order to have a better look into this for you?

     

    Thanks so much!

    • drumback's avatar
      drumback
      Explorer | Level 3
      3 years ago

      It used to be that when I stored files/photos on Dropbox, I could right click on the file so sync it so that it was available on my local drive too. Same thing with complete folders of files/photos. It is a nice way to only keep the only those files that I want on my local drive. 

       

      It seems to be that some months ago I had a popup or saw something that indicated that this feature is not working with computers using either the latest version of Mac...or due to the Mac's new M1 chip. 

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        3 years ago

        Glad to hear it's sorted now drumback

         

        Let us know if any other question comes up!

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