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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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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...)???

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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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