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Andrew-H
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Dropbox forcing files to go online only

I can't seem to find an answer to this, but my Dropbox app (Mac) is automatically forcing some of my offline files to go to online only. This becomes a big problem when I'm trying to access gigs of v...
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rumbers
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I'm having a nightmare with the latest Dropbox update too.  Offline vs online files seem to be completely random - you go into a folder, and some are downloaded, some aren't, some have the green tick, some have the green tick AND a download icon, and even clicking the download icon doesn't work - the taskbar notification says that all my files are up to date and nothing is syncing. Absolute disaster. I'm trying to recover my files and then I'm cancelling my Dropbox subscription altogether.  

Tried logging out, reinstalling, selecting 'make available offline' on the main Dropbox icon, you name it. 

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