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bwhight's avatar
bwhight
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Smart Sync - Windows Explorer Search Not Working

I am testing Smart Sync for our team.  All fine but when files are 'Online Only', Windows Explorer search can't fined them.  I have tried a few PCs in our team and all have the same problem, so I don...
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  • Lucio's avatar
    Lucio
    7 years ago

    The Windows search functionality, that allows finding files set to online-only through the Smart Sync feature, is now available on computers with versions of Windows 8 and above, starting with the beta version 60.3 of the Dropbox desktop application that you can find here.

    When this is available in the stable version 60.4 next week, your computer should automatically update and receive the fix.

    Thanks to all that reported this and we appreciate your patience on this matter.

    Happy syncing!

grahamaikman's avatar
grahamaikman
New member | Level 2

Youve probably got indexing switched off, "control panel" search for indexing "then rebuild index" or tick "index this drive" where your dropbox is located

emelep's avatar
emelep
Explorer | Level 3
7 years ago

Indexing is definitely on.  I will rebuild it, but it is already on.

  • Ross_S's avatar
    Ross_S
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago

    Hi all,

     

    We are currently working on this issue and I hope to bring you a concrete update soon. At this point all I'm able to share is simply that we're activley persuing a solution here. I'll update more when I have a timeline on the fix.

     

    Many thanks for highlighting here!

    • xuan-minh's avatar
      xuan-minh
      Explorer | Level 4
      7 years ago

      Following to get updates on this issue. 

      • Sam R.2's avatar
        Sam R.2
        Explorer | Level 4
        7 years ago

        Also having this issue, will be following this thread to keep updated. 

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