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zolabola
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Online Files are shown as Zero Bytes

I am currently on MacOS Monteray 12.4 and using SmartSync (online-only) by default. The Dropbox App version is v151.4.4304 . I noticed that all the cloud files are now shown as Zero bytes. I could st...
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tonieads
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We received an email stating there was a Dropbox update over the weekend. Now ALL of my files (that were synced to my Mac) are showing Zero bytes. I work in InDesign and ALL of the links are broken. Dropbox says all my files are up to date. I went into the account, held down Option and Fixed Permissions and Hardlinks; it did nothing. If I double click on a file, the size and is restored. But, I have 10,000+ files that are showing Zero bytes... which means I would have to relink EVERY single image/file in ALL of my InDesign documents. Please advise ASAP. 

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey tonieads, thanks for joining the discussion here.

 

Can you give some additional information about the update that was mentioned in the email you received? 

 

Also, it sounds like you're looking at files that are online only and not locally available to your computer yet. 

 

Have you tried selecting the files or folders you'd like to have available for local use (like when working in inDesign etc.) by right clicking on them and setting them to be local instead of online only?

 

Keep us posted!

  • HTDUCK's avatar
    HTDUCK
    Helpful | Level 6
    2 years ago

    I all of a sudden am now having this exact issue. The whole point of using Dropbox and storing files online is to link to them without having to download copies locally and filling up your hard drive. Until this past weekend, linked files in InDesign always worked with Dropbox (without storing them locally) and now all of a sudden they do not.  I am only experiencing this on my Mac running Monterey.  On Macs running Catalina, everything works okay.

     

    Has a resolution/solution been found?

     

    Thanks!

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      2 years ago

      Hey HTDUCK, thanks for joining this discussion.

       

      If you right-control click on a file and choose "make available offline" first, does it help?

       

      And have you performed the update on the Dropbox app to Dropbox for macOS on your computer running Monterey?

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        HTDUCK
        Helpful | Level 6
        2 years ago

        Hi Hannah -

         

        Yes, I can access files working with them offline, but that's not what I want to do. That would require downloading every single file that is linked in any InDesign file, which would fill up my laptop and defeat the purpose of using Dropbox. 

         

        I know this is a Montery issue as my laptop just updated and broke my Dropbox Links. My other Macs running Catalina work as intended. 

         

        I thought Dropbox was supposed to have a fix to what apple did by now. I read it was to be rolling out by January. Is there a link that I should be going to or a method to force an update for Dropbox? 

         

        Thanks!

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