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Move large sub-folder within Dropbox Family
I have a sub-folder in Dropbox Family containing 180Gb of family photos. I would now like to promote it from being a sub-folder to being a root level folder. If I make that change on the Dropbox we...
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIHi PD99
In regards to the issue of downloading again you actually wont need to - because Dropbox has a local cache that all files move to when deleted etc. for about 7 days. That is to save this exact issue.
So (annoyingly!) the app will say its upload/downloading but it actually isnt.
To turn off Smart Sync doing what it did you need to disable it. Go in to Preferences, go in to Sync and then 'New files default 'Available Offline'.
However, you will need to right click on all the ones with the little cloud and set that to 'Make appear offline'.
Thanks Mark, it's helpful to know about the local cache which as you say should avoid this issue. My PC has spent the last 5 hours telling me that it was downloading the files again, but perhaps they were simply being reindexed out of the local cache - impossible to tell. It's now finished and I have all the files saved offfline in the new structure so I'm all set, but hopefully this will help others with the same question.
