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How can I keep my files and folders online-only?
I want all Dropbox files and folders to stay online and not on my MacBook which is full.
In 'Manage hard drive space' I have ticked them as online only but they later reappear on my MacBook as offline, crashing apps and closing down the MacBook.
How do I ensure they stay online only?
19 Replies
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hi there, peterj62, and thanks for reaching out to the Dropbox Community.
Have you tried right-clicking on the Dropbox folder itself and choosing to make it online-only?
That should make all your files online-only at once and as long as there's no other app that looks at your files, like an antivirus, another backup service, a third party app that monitors files, etc., they should stay as online-only.
Let me know how it goes!
Hi Hannah,
On my MacBook right-clicking the Dropbox folder in Finder doesn't give any options but on the pull-down menu there is the option to 'Manage hard drive space' and so I tick all folders (or all files) to 'move to online only'. This then immediately shows no offline files but within seconds the folders (and files) all reappear as online.
..sorry, I meant they all reappear as offline - on the hard drive again.
