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It takes a long time for my files to become available offline, or the syncing fails completely.
Generally, I keep my Dropbox files off-line. In the past, if I marked a particular file "make available offline", the circle next to the file name would turn green fairly quickly, and the file would ...
I am on version 222.4.5042, installed just today on a new Mac laptop. I designated several folders to be synced to the computer using Selective Sync, and then selected "Available Offline" under Default Sync State for New Files. But Dropbox did not register these preferences and kept all files in Selectively Sync'd folders as cloud-based only, not downloaded to my machine. By "did not register these preferences" I mean that despite showing that these are my preferences, Dropbox is not heeding them in its behavior.
- Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hey jk33, thanks for the info!
When using selective sync, the folders you choose to deselect will essentially not be visible locally on the device, only when you visit your account online.
If I understand this correctly, these folders got synced locally, but they appeared to be online-only, right? If you right click on them, can you select them to sync locally as available offline?
One more thing, is your Dropbox folder located under ~/Library/CloudStorage?
