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Steven L.27's avatar
Steven L.27
New member | Level 2
9 years ago

Selective sync does not load folders

OS: macOS Sierra 10.12 I am unable to use selective sync. I open Dropbox Preferences > Account and click on Change Settings for Selective Sync. Dropbox opens a window and it says "Loading more fold...
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Samir B.4's avatar
Samir B.4
New member | Level 1
9 years ago

Same problem for me since yesterday. Worked fine before.

Im on OSx 10.11.6 El Capitan.

Also turns my daily workflow into a nightmare since I use selective sync constantly to manage my 800GB dropbox files onto my small hard drive.

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