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Dieselista
6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
New Dropbox files sync as online-only on Windows, even though I want them to be available offline.
I am a long-time user of DropBox, having been a very early adopter. I have used the program successfully across several computers, phones and tablets, pretty much without issues. However, I recentl...
- 6 months ago
Hi Dieselista, just for clarification, did you also right click the Dropbox folder itself and mark it as available offline, in order for all files to get the green check marks?
Dieselista
6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
I haven't tried reloading DB yet, however, I did notice that in some cases photos in a folder won't get the green check even after I open the folder. The DB icon on the lower right says synch us up to date, which is clearly not correct. However, I have noticed from the start of this that each one I open individually does get the check, so I tried selecting all 700 photos in one folder, then hit rotate right, and all updated, I then hit rotate left. So, doing this forces them to download to this computer. A work around for now.
- Jay6 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi Dieselista, just for clarification, did you also right click the Dropbox folder itself and mark it as available offline, in order for all files to get the green check marks?
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