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dddpol
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3 years ago
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Can't go online automatically

Hello everyone !   I have trouble making dropbox work online. I have a root folder where I copy every day a new folder inside with files. I set my prefs to be online by default so every time I ma...
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    Hannah
    3 years ago

    Not a problem, Diane!

     

    If you're on the new Dropbox for macOS version of the app and the app sees that you're low on disk space, it will switch your files to online-only automatically, otherwise, you'll need to make them online-only manually.

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dddpol
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Thank you for your answer !

I am ok for files to take space on my computer but I thought that when the upload was finished it would automatically switch to online mode without having to click myself. Is this possible ?

 

Thanks again

Diane

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Not a problem, Diane!

 

If you're on the new Dropbox for macOS version of the app and the app sees that you're low on disk space, it will switch your files to online-only automatically, otherwise, you'll need to make them online-only manually.

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