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Fabio_Mota
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Dropbox changed offline folder to online. Asking to sync again.
Dropbox moved folders that I had left offline to online and I have to download everything again. The HD has space occupied but it is not downloaded
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- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Fabio_Mota, welcome to our Community!
Would you mind clarifying your second sentence, please?
When you say that the hard drive space was occupied but not downloaded, are you referring to an external hard drive or not?
Is it possible that your hard drive space was getting full, hence the app decided to move files to online-only, by any chance?
Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!
- Fabio_Mota2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Yes. Its a external hard drive. My HD is 6 TB full out of a total of 13 TB, that is, it is not full
Thanks Megan
- Fabio_Mota2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Any solution? I have 3 terabytes of material that I need right now and Dropbox left everything online without my permission. Now I have to download everything again, but my HD indicates that this material is taking up space. Please help me
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey Fabio_Mota - sorry to jump in here, but could you send us as couple of screenshots of what's troubling you so that we can make sure we're on the same page?
Have you tried making your files available offline on your computer by the way and it's not working?
- Fabio_Mota2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I send a prints
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
I don't see any syncing icons on your files in the screenshot Fabio_Mota
Are those files in your Dropbox folder?
Also, what is your computer's exact OS version and the status and version of the Dropbox desktop app installed there as shown in your menu bar/system tray?
- Fabio_Mota2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Yes, These files are in my Dropbox folder. My OS is Windows 11
- Walter2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
And is the app 'up to date' or still syncing perhaps Fabio_Mota ?
Do you see the option to make your files available offline on your computer now?
- Fabio_Mota2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Yes, all the options appear, as if the synchronization was starting again. But I had selected the folders that would be offline yesterday, but today they came back online. And there are 3 TB of footage to sync again
- Fabio_Mota2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I dont know whats this icon mean. File online?
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