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92cafe's avatar
92cafe
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

Online Only Files Reverting Back to Local

Hi Community ! I'm having an ongoing issue where any file or folder that I smart sync as 'online only' reverts back to local almost immediately. For a moment the file icon with show that it is an onl...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    5 years ago

    Hi 92cafe, thanks for messaging today!

     

    It sounds like you could be experiencing this issue on your device.

     

    I'd recommend checking out all of those possibilities to see if they could be the cause.

     

    Let me know how it goes!

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Megan
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Hi russellsignage & Oliver F.3, how are you? 

 

Would it be okay for me to reach out via email, in order for us to have a closer look into this? Let me know! 

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    3 years ago

    Hi Oliver F.3, I just sent you the email. 

     

    I'll see you there, cheers! 

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