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TomTommy1
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5 years ago
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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 ...
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    Hannah
    5 years ago
    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?
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Jay
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5 years ago
Hi James H.83, what version of Windows are you currently running on your device?
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James H.83
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5 years ago

Windows 11, latest updates

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