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ElaM
10 months agoDropbox Product Manager
How user-friendly is Dropbox on mobile, and how seamless is your collaboration with your team?
Hey everyone! I'm Ela, a Product Manager at Dropbox. Our team is dedicated to improving the Dropbox mobile application to ensure a seamless and user-friendly experience for efficient team collaborati...
mtbarr64
2 months agoHelpful | Level 5
I have found the "save local" option does NOT always keep a copy local! While offline I go to the green checked directory and the files are EMPTY! No Bueno! I NEED it there all the time.
It is set correctly, yet if I have no internet (offline on a plane for example) it MAY or MAY NOT actually be available locally.
I have not figured out WHY it has no data in the directory.
I MUST reconnect to the internet and wait, and then it will be resynched and be available.
It seems weird that DB doesn't just place a copy and LEAVE IT THERE. Then ONLY resynch IF the file changed.
It seems like the android app ALWAYS pulls a fresh copy when reconnecting to the internet.
I NEED this file available 100% of the time. That is priority over capturing changes because it only changes once or twice a week.
It is set correctly, yet if I have no internet (offline on a plane for example) it MAY or MAY NOT actually be available locally.
I have not figured out WHY it has no data in the directory.
I MUST reconnect to the internet and wait, and then it will be resynched and be available.
It seems weird that DB doesn't just place a copy and LEAVE IT THERE. Then ONLY resynch IF the file changed.
It seems like the android app ALWAYS pulls a fresh copy when reconnecting to the internet.
I NEED this file available 100% of the time. That is priority over capturing changes because it only changes once or twice a week.
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