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My files keep getting switched to "online-only" (Mac)
This week it happened twice that I open my dropbox folder and all my files have been offloaded.
Despite the fact that I explicitly put in the settings that my files should be kept offline. (see att...
albe_rola wrote:
Despite the fact that I explicitly put in the settings that my files should be kept offline.I can't speak to why it happened and I'll leave that for the Mac experts, but that setting doesn't do what you believe it does.
The How do you want to store new files? option specifically refers to new files that are synced down to the computer from your account (i.e. new files added to Dropbox.com or from another device). Such files will sync down to the computer and be marked as available offline.
It's not a setting to tell Dropbox to keep all of your files available offline. For that, you should be able to select your files, right-click and select Make available offline. Once synced, the sync icon would be a green circle with a white check mark on each file.
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
albe_rola wrote:
Despite the fact that I explicitly put in the settings that my files should be kept offline.
I can't speak to why it happened and I'll leave that for the Mac experts, but that setting doesn't do what you believe it does.
The How do you want to store new files? option specifically refers to new files that are synced down to the computer from your account (i.e. new files added to Dropbox.com or from another device). Such files will sync down to the computer and be marked as available offline.
It's not a setting to tell Dropbox to keep all of your files available offline. For that, you should be able to select your files, right-click and select Make available offline. Once synced, the sync icon would be a green circle with a white check mark on each file.
