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DBmaparikh75
Helpful | Level 6
8 months ago

How can I see all files in Windows explorer without having to download all content first?

I am using desktop application on windows 10 and have Dropbox Family plan So far I have seen that I had to download all my content, then right click on it to make it offline to see the file and fol...
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Hannah
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8 months ago

Hi there, DBmaparikh75, thanks for reaching out to us.

I'm not exactly sure I'm following you, so I'd like some clarifications.

The way things should work is you should be able to see all your files in the Dropbox folder (unless you've removed any folders through selective sync).

The files should be either online-only or available offline, depending on your preference and you need to right-click and choose "make available offline" or just double-click any online-only file you need to open.

What do you mean when you say that you're downloading all your content and then right-clicking on it to see the file and folder listing?

Do you mean that no files appear in your Dropbox folder at first?

Any additional info or clarifications would be really helpful.

Thanks.

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DBmaparikh75
Helpful | Level 6
8 months ago

Let me rephrase question.

I have following synch setup for JMP_iph11.

Here is how my windows explorer looks., see I am not seeing "Camera uploads" folder

How do i see file listing and sub folder listing , something like below. As soon as I enable selective sync, it downloads content.

 

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
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    8 months ago
    DBmaparikh75 wrote:

    How do i see file listing and sub folder listing , something like below. As soon as I enable selective sync, it downloads content.

    Go into Dropbox Preferences and set the Default sync state for new files to Online-only. Then go back into your Selective Sync settings and check the folders that you want to appear in Explorer. They'll sync as Online-only.

     

    • DBmaparikh75's avatar
      DBmaparikh75
      Helpful | Level 6
      8 months ago

      Thanks I was not aware of this option. That still did not work for me. 

      When I experimented by checking the online-only box and then selecting a folder in selective sync, still resulted in everything to be downloaded.

      Does the online only option work for totally new files only, meaning does it work only 1st time I am setting up drop box?

       

      • Hannah's avatar
        Hannah
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        8 months ago

        Thanks for the clarifications and additional info, DBmaparikh75.

        So, just to confirm, when you're checking folders through your selective sync settings, instead of "online-only", they sync to your computer as "available offline" and are taking up hard drive space, is that right?

        Can you let me know which Dropbox version you're using and what the sync status is?

        You can see that by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your system tray.

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