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Mary V.2's avatar
Mary V.2
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

How can I sync files on Dropbox? The app doesn't do it automatically.

I looked up how to sync here on DropBox, but it looks like they still have the same instructions as it worked years ago. I have a brand new laptop and when I right-click on any of my Windows folders,...
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Beelzebon's avatar
Beelzebon
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

Same issue here. I installed the newest version and there still is NO way to click "online only" for folders and files. It used to give the option inside File Explorer with a right click. Now it won't even work on the website version. All files are in the /Dropbox directory.

Jay's avatar
Jay
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5 months ago

Hi Beelzebon, just checking to see if you saw our last reply. 
If you're still not seeing the context menu item to mark files as online-only, please let us know more with the information we requested.
Otherwise, if your issue has been solved, let us know what worked for you!

  • boroman's avatar
    boroman
    Helpful | Level 6
    5 days ago

    Hey dropbox team! you have this issue/bug for at least 2 years now! It's not "cloud" anymore! You need to click each "cloud" icon to download it manually. That's so wrong... How to make it automatic like it was from the beginning (and like every other cloud system works...)???

    • Hannah's avatar
      Hannah
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      5 days ago

      Hey boroman, thanks for the nudge here.

      Just to make sure we're on the same page, are you looking to download/sync all your Dropbox files locally and have them available offline?

      If you select multiple or all your files (depending on your preference), right-click on them and choose "make available offline", what happens?

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