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Pookeyblow's avatar
Pookeyblow
Collaborator | Level 8
2 years ago

Dropbox removed "Save hard drive space automatically"

I thought "smart sync" was so that Dropbox automatically makes files I haven't used in a while online only. I don't see a smart sync option on my M1 Mac (macOS Monterey 12.1), but I have "Make onl...
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  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    2 years ago

    Hey all! 

     

    Just wanted to jump in here, and let you know that the option should be back, and all should work like they used to.

     

    Thanks a bunch! 😎

Visual Rhythm's avatar
Visual Rhythm
Helpful | Level 6

is there a way to turn it off? 

I must be wierd and absolutely HATE this feature as it keeps removing things that I want on my computer at all times.

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Megan
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2 years ago

Hi Visual Rhythm, how are you today?

 

Do you use a Mac or a Windows device? Also, what do you see when you open your app's preferences, under the Sync tab? Is the option enabled there?

 

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

  • Visual Rhythm's avatar
    Visual Rhythm
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    16" MacBook Pro M1 Max

     

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      Hey Visual Rhythm, thanks for the screenshot here.

       

      If you keep running low on hard drive space, this feature will take effect, as there's no way to disable it at this time.

       

      I will, however, pass your feedback along to our devs team, so thanks for telling us your thoughts about it.

      • Visual Rhythm's avatar
        Visual Rhythm
        Helpful | Level 6
        2 years ago
        1. I can handle my own storage. I don’t need Dropbox to do it for me.
        2. I have 1.2TB available. It’s still doing it.

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