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KennyFlaming
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Files "offloaded" to dropbox?
I need advice- It seems like my Mac is "offloading" a lot of files from the HD onto Dropbox and when I need the files they have to download from the Cloud.
I have lousy Internet so I want to ...
KennyFlaming
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
āI=s that what you are referring to:
The dropbox folder in Finder?
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agoThat's the one, Kenny!
So from there, you can select as many files as you want, or even your entire Dropbox folder, right click on it and choose "make available offline".
This will sync your files to your computer, so you won't have to sync/download them each time you need to access them.
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