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Fermier
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago
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app doesn't show all of my folders that are visible on the website

I have the dropbox app on my other computer, and it works great.  When I added the app to my second PC, only a few of the total amount of files were visible.  Is there a way to tell the app to add mo...
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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    3 years ago

    You can change your selective sync settings through the app's preferences under the Sync tab Fermier 

     

    Let me know if that helps!

Fermier's avatar
Fermier
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

I think you're right and that I might have selectively un-synced some folders from my second computer.

How can I re-sync them?

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Walter
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3 years ago

You can change your selective sync settings through the app's preferences under the Sync tab Fermier 

 

Let me know if that helps!

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