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dropbox pretending my files are online only while copying
Hello all.
I do not have selective sync on/I have all folders checked to be held locally.
Save HD space automatically is off.
new files default is "local"
My computer says my ...
- Thanks for the detailed response, Tom.
Since you recently downloaded Dropbox to this new computer and chose to sync your files as online-only, perhaps some of them have stayed that way.
Do they have the green check mark icon next to them, or the cloud icon?
If lots of them have the cloud icon, you can actually right click on the Dropbox folder itself, to make everything local at once.
After every file is local, can you try copying them again, to see if you get the same issue?
and selective sync may technically be turned on from the past, but all the folders are checked for syncing
it just won't make sure all my files are really local- or it pretends like they aren't until I click them, then they won't open till dropbox does something with my internet. wow. wowo. wow. Lets say i wanted to quit dropbox. HOW DO I EVER MAKE SURE IREALLY HAVE ALL MY FILES FIRST. (caps for the drobox team.)
If they don't get this fixed for me asap there is going to be a really ugly review somewhere and I'm quitting the service if i can ever make sure i really have my files.
Even if it is a setting, why is it so hard to find and change and have all my files available local like I'm used to?
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