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New Sync Feature is auto cloud only. I hate it. How do I turn it off permanently?
Prior to a recent Dropbox update, all of my files on my PC were automatically synced into the cloud. I've always had smart sync off, so that I get to choose what folders I want on my PC. I want them ...
- Thanks for updating me here, Joseph!
And if you select your files, right click on them and choose 'Smart sync' > 'Local', do they get downloaded?
Hannah,
Thanks for jumping in! I'll take all the ideas I can get! 🙂
All of my Dropbox files suddenly acquired the cloud icon on them and are no longer available locally on my PC.
~ Joseph
Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThanks for updating me here, Joseph!
And if you select your files, right click on them and choose 'Smart sync' > 'Local', do they get downloaded?
And if you select your files, right click on them and choose 'Smart sync' > 'Local', do they get downloaded?
Quite by accident, I discovered that if I right click on a file I get an option to choose syncing between local and cloud. I never saw that before and never designated my files to sync like that, so it's new to my knowledge. I was able to right click on my entire dropbox local drive and force all of my 25,000 file the cloud back onto my PC, so that's good.
One big question remains: How do I force new files added and new folders I add to stay on my PC, but upload also to the cloud where my other computers (or other people) automatically get a copy of my files and folders? Surely, I don't have to constantly tell each new file to not only upload the file to the cloud but to keep the local copy as well?
~ Joseph
- Look in the sync preferences. These features have been around for many years. Look at the option for save space automatically and turn it off
Alas, I've known--and have been using--that feature for years. It's off now and I've never turned it on. Yet, somehow, all my files automatically became cloud only a month or so ago. 😞 I've done as suggested by above and right clicked on the folder to make it local only, but will quadrillion-check to confirm that the settings are still set to off for 'save space automatically'.
I'm looking now and it's 'off'. Selective Sync is also selected to sync all folders with my PC.
I guess my original problem has been solved.
