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Rocky B.2
2 years agoExplorer | Level 4
I put all files available offline, but Dropbox doesn't download them.
Hi! I recently bought a new Macbook and wanted to sync my files to my new computer. Unfortunately, I am unable to download all the files. They are mostly kept in the cloud. I changed the preferences ...
ianrobbo10
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Did you ever find a solution for this? I've been having the same issue on my macbook pro for years with Dropbox and they still haven't fixed it.
For me what can help is closing the Dropbox app and then trying to sync folders, or restarting my computer then syncing, but it doesn't always work. It's rubbish, and they are clearly clueless about how to fix it (or more likely just don't care) as there are loads of people complaining about the same thing on the forums for ages now.
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