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If I drag a folder to Dropbox, will only the new changes in the folder update to the cloud?
Hi,
If I have done changes in a folder in my computer, can I drag the whole folder to Dropbox and will only the new and changed files be updated to the cloud?
Best
beche
Thanks for the clarification, Daphne, so I gather that Dropbox will not take all the time to re-upload content that is unchanged. Good.
When I do smart sync on a v-marked file it will briefly change to the cloud and then change back to the v after a few seconds. I wonder if the v might mean that it is uploaded but also kept locally for some reason?
Lusil
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Bengt B.1, thanks for getting back to us.
If you see a green icon with a white check mark on it, it means that the folder or file is downloaded and available locally.
However, if you see a folder with a white icon and a green tick, it means that some files are local and others are online only. We call this a mixed state folder.
You can find more information and visual examples of these icons, here.
Having said that, could you clarify which icon you're seeing?
Thanks again!
Thank you, they are white with a green tick all the way down to the Logic project file and when I look into that folder I find one folder called resources and inside that is ProjectInformation.plist and that one is green with a white tick, so obviously those are the files that Dropbox will not upload. Unfortunately, since when I take that file out it is not possible to start the project in Logic meaning that the Logic projects are not backed up properly unfortunately. Strange isn't it?
- Daphne
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for checking on that Bengt B.1!
From what I could find, this file is a necessary configuration file for the Logic app. All the apps on the Mac will have a .plist file.
This is most likely the reason that the file is being recalled locally on your computer when the Logic app is running.
If it's just this file that is local, it should only be around a few KB. So it wouldn't be the entire 5 GB .projectx file locally on your computer. Even though the file is local, it will still be syncing with your Dropbox account.
For anything further than this, I'm afraid that I can't be of much more help as it's to do with how the Logic app is working specifically.
I could recommend reaching out to Apple Support to see if they can provide some more info on this and the available options.
Perhaps they can assist with the configuration or the library for the Logic app, so that you can keep the entire folder online only in the Dropbox folder.
Hope this helps!
Yes, I think this is as far as we get and as long as I'll be recalling the files from my computer all is ok but if I would have a crash and be forced to move all files from online to a new computer I will probably be in trouble since I have hundreds of Logic projects. Now this is very unlikely to happen so I'm not too worried but I think I will throw Apple a question and see what they say. If I find out something I'll let you know. Thanks again for your swift saving attempts.
Best
beche
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After consulting Logic forum and experimenting a bit I've come to the conclusion that I zip up the Logic project and then that can be online only. This will work for any file that obstructs.
Thanks for all advice
beche
- Daphne
That's great news Bengt B.1!
Thanks for taking the time to get back to us here with that info too, I'm sure this will be very helpful for anyone else having the same issue.
I'm just a post away if there's anything else I can help with.
Hope you have a great rest of your week!
