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nickrub
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9 years ago
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Set a whole folder to "offline"

Hi, I downloaded on my Surface the Windows 10 App (from Microsoft store) instead of the usual program. And I'm happy with this solution.   Now, I need to have offline a whole folder, to ease the a...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago
    Marking an entire folder as available offline is a feature for Dropbox Plus and Business accounts. Basic accounts do not have that feature.
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mlp42
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

I have this exact same problem. I have Dropbox Plus, I'm using the mobile desktop version (Dropbox for S mode), I can make files available offline but not folders. 

Any ideas why?

It would be so useful if I could do this!

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    Rich
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    7 years ago
    mlp42 wrote:

    I'm using the mobile desktop version (Dropbox for S mode), I can make files available offline but not folders. 

    Any ideas why?

    That feature is only available on iOS and Android devices.

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      Friendlyfire
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago
      "That feature is only available on iOS and Android devices."
      First of all: wrong! It is available on windows and Linux as well. Just apparently (?) not on windows tablets.
      And if that is true, that is just plain dumb! Why am I paying for that crap, then? Switching to OneDrive!

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