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Steve T.21
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28 days ago

Dropbox syncing doesn't work the way it used to on Windows 11.

Device Dell Laptop Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Question or Issue I don't know what y'all did recently, but as far as I can tell, it has ruined dropbox.  Sele...
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Jay
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28 days ago

Hi Steve T.21, thanks for messaging the Community.

Selective sync would prevent entire folders from appearing on your local machine completely, which doesn't sound like the feature you're referring to.

Are you referring to making files available offline on your machine? Have you tried the steps in that article?

This will help me to assist further.

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