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Like many, so fed up with the slow full support for macOS 12.5+
I have finally got the admin account to switch on the Beta install setting but I have a few questions before I install...
Thanks!
Hey there, @Pick Nick, welcome to our Community!
In regards to your first question, your files should move accordingly, in order to keep their initial syncing state, and the space in your local location too.
And yes, the new installation works the same way when it comes to the Dropbox icon, and the syncing of content. We have some changes when it comes to the syncing icons, that you can see here.
We do have some known limitations that you can see here. As for your third question, can you give me some additional info?
Do you wish to know if files will automatically sync as available offline, when trying to use them using a third-party app?
Keep me posted, and we'll take it from there!
Megan
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Hi @Pick Nick, yes the files should remain online-only.
As for your second question, it's normal for online-only content to show as zero bytes, since the only thing taking space in the device is the placeholder of the file.
I can't promise you that making this change will change how these files are recalled by third-party apps.
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Hey @Pick Nick, since you mentioned that this happens now too, without the migration to the new macOS, can you clarify if this happens with all of your online-only files, when you try to open them using a third-party app?
Also, what is the message you get there?
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