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Chrille's avatar
Chrille
Explorer | Level 3
3 months ago

I made my folders online-only, but they still appear downloaded on my computer.

Hi!   I have selected to folders to be only online. But when checking the files again I still that they are still downloaded to my computer in the dropbox folder.   How can I change this?
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Nancy
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Hey Chrille! Welcome to our Community. 

 

Did you right-click on those folders and choose the “Make online-only” option? 

 

If yes, can you send me a screenshot of how they appear in your local Dropbox folder and of the options you see, when right-clicking on them now?

 

Let me know when you’re ready.

Chrille's avatar
Chrille
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago
Hi! Sorry for a late reply. I do not have a right click option for that so i did it on Dropbox homepage.

It seems like I can not af photos to my message.

Regards Christian

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