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Arkadiy K.'s avatar
Arkadiy K.
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11 months ago

The duplicated folder becomes "online-only" after copying it.

I have an offline folder, which I copy to duplicate. Suddenly, dropbox marks some of the files in the new folder "online only" even though I have the new files sync option set as "available offline"....
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Megan's avatar
Megan
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11 months ago

Hey there, Arkadiy K., let's jump right into this! 

 

Based on your screenshots, it seems that the files you're referring to are waiting to be synced. At least this is what the icon is about. You can see more about this here. 

 

Essentially, it's in the "queue" waiting for the changes to be synced. 

 

Do you notice the same dotted, cloud icon even when your app's syncing status is up-to-date? 

 

Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

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