Desktop files not syncing from my computer to the site

Yes, the documents I've been working on are all in users/name/dropbox (which I think is supposed to be the default location for dropbox files).

So ... I just went into the users/name/library/cloudstorage/dropbox and selected one of the files, edited it, and renamed it. It got saved on my desktop WITH a syncing checkmark, and when I go on dropbox.com the new file appears (screenshots attached)!  That made me think that the users/name/library/cloudstorage/dropbox is what's syncing with the online version ... but on the other hand, none of the others files in this same location have syncing icons. What do you think?

Hi nsawicki, could you try marking the other files as available offline, if you have enough space on your computer to do so?

All my files are available offline. To confirm, I unchecked, then rechecked the box. 

So here's what I think is happening: I found this article on Mac updates and learned that in the new OS, Dropbox files are stored in users/name/library/cloudstorage/dropbox, and not users/name/dropbox (the old location). I've been updating my files in the old location rather than the new, which is why they're not syncing to online. So the solution, I guess, is to transfer all the files I've updated in the last few days into the new location.

My only remaining question, then, is why the only syncing icons showing in the new location are on new and edited files? Old unchanged filed and folders (so, most of them) do not have sync icons.

Hey nsawicki, can you try selecting some files that don't have a sync icon, right/control click on them and choose "make available offline", to see if that helps with the sync icons?

Yes, that does work - thank you very much.Does that mean I have to do this individually with each folder? Why didn't setting the universal settings to "make available offline" automatically update everything? 

Never mind - I just did that for the whole Locations Dropbox folder and all the syncing is updating. Thanks, all, so much for your help. I am grateful for your support.

Happy to hear that, nsawicki!

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