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I'm wondering if this is actually a question for the Adobe community...?","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":false,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":false,\"removeTocMarkup\":false,\"truncateLength\":200})@stringLength":"208","kudosSumWeight":0,"repliesCount":0,"postTime":"2020-08-28T08:40:17.733-07:00","lastPublishTime":"2020-08-28T08:40:17.733-07:00","metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":3887},"visibilityScope":"PUBLIC","placeholder":false,"originalMessageForPlaceholder":null,"isEscalated":null,"solution":false,"entityType":"FORUM_REPLY","eventPath":"category:101001000/category:English/community:mxpez29397board:101001012/message:305350/message:449063","replies":{"__typename":"MessageConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[]},"customFields":[],"attachments":{"__typename":"AttachmentConnection","edges":[],"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}}},"ModerationData:moderation_data:305368":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:305368","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null,"isReportedAbuse":false,"rejectUser":null,"rejectTime":null,"rejectActorType":null},"ForumReplyMessage:message:305368":{"__typename":"ForumReplyMessage","uid":305368,"id":"message:305368","revisionNum":1,"author":{"__ref":"User:user:1850"},"readOnly":false,"repliesCount":4,"depth":1,"hasGivenKudo":false,"subscribed":false,"board":{"__ref":"Forum:board:101001012"},"parent":{"__ref":"ForumTopicMessage:message:305350"},"conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:305350"},"subject":"Re: Lightroom and Dropbox Pro Nightmare","moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:305368"},"body":"
blueeyes2 wrote:
\nSince I upgraded it's like they won't stay 'online only' and keep downloading the raw files every time I scroll through my lightroom catalogue.
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\nWhat you're seeing is expected behavior.
\nSmart Sync works by removing a file that you've marked as Online-only from your hard drive, and leaving a reference file in its place. When that reference file is accessed, either by you opening it or another program trying to perform some action on it, Dropbox downloads it back to your computer and marks it as Local.
\nAs you scroll through the files in your catalog, Lightroom is likely accessing each file so it can obtain a thumbnail or other file information. When this happens, Dropbox is re-downloading the file so Lightroom can access it.
\nThis same thing can happen with virus scans, backups or any other program or utility that attempts to access the file, and is the expected behavior. Online-only files aren't accessed directly online. They're re-downloaded first.
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I guess then I dont' understand how 'Smart sync' is meant to save hard drive space if merely scrolling past a file downloads a 25mg file locally, I feel like I've been terribly missold this upgrade which is meant to solve my space issue.
I totally understand why it is doing it but I preferred it in the previous version when it only accessed the files I had selected to sync as I never ran in to this issue. I now just need to figure out how to make it stop as dropbox has ceased syncing due to lack of space and there is literally nothing else I can delete from my harddrive.
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\nIf you have folders that contain files that you don’t need to access directly, nor are you using with the third party app in question, I’d recommend giving selective sync a try.
\n
\nSelective sync is also a feature that saves space on your hard drive (as you mention as well), but it does so by unsyncing the folders you select.
\n
\nI hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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