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Benjo1216
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago
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Time Period for Smart Sync

Hi,   Is there a way to adjust the time period for smart sync to 'unload' files back to online only?   we have some large projects and files that may not be touched for a few months and we ke...
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  • DV87's avatar
    DV87
    4 years ago

    there’s not a specific period of time over which the Dropbox app converts your files automatically to online-only.

    Thanks Nancy ... I'm honestly just not sure I believe this. The Dropbox app must have some method to determine that downloaded files and/or folders haven't been accessed for while... Maybe it's not a super-specific interval or "countdown" timer, but I was just hoping for a bit more detail on how this feature works. Thanks anyway!

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DV87
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
While it may not be a huge inconvenience, I don’t love this news
 So, rather than allowing users the option to keep downloaded files indefinitely, it sounds like Dropbox will just take the liberty to remove them from our local hard drives at some unspecified interval. Can’t wait to see what other exciting changes are in store.
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yoyoyoyoyo27
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

it's really an awful decision that fundamentally changes the way dropbox works and makes it dramtically less useful now.  anyone know of alternatives that behave like Dropbox used to?

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