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admakr's avatar
admakr
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Trying to understand "online only" mode on my Mac desktop app

I have a Dropbox Plus acount. I am trying to figure out the Dropbox  "online only" feature on my MAC to save space on my hard drive. Here is a screen shot. Does this mean files are in my Dropbox acco...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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Hi again, admakr. From what I can see, you’re running the alpha version of the Dropbox app (203.2.2468), which is experimental. 

 

Can you switch off early releases from this page, and then download the latest stable version instead (201.4.5552) from this link?

 

I’d like to see if this fixes the issue.

admakr's avatar
admakr
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

After installing the latest stable version from your link, It looks like I lost the ability it make files "online only"? The alpha version allowed me to indicate files as "online only"...Or am I missing something.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    7 months ago

    This option should still be available on the stable app version. Are you seeing another option to make your files available offline instead?

     

    Also, about your app’s syncing status; is it currently up to date, or does it still seem to be indexing files?

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