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No Download Option
Hello, I use to be able to download my folders by right clicking and choosing the download option or choosing the download file option when the folder is open. I no longer am given the option to down...
You can download files that are sync'd you just need to tap on the ... first.
See:
That is for an Excel spreadsheet which IS downloaded locally. I clicked on the file which opened it in Excel online and then clicked on the ...'s to get that menu. Not very user friendly I agree though.
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If you want to download multiple files click on the tick boxes and then tap 'download' (a word of warning with this one though, if its a file which can be edited online [e.g. Office] you get a different menu and need to follow the above):
Thatzlife wrote:
What's the use of having all these files up in a Dropbox cloud that I can't download?!?! This is so lame!!!
Hello...
If you're using Dropbox's Desktop Client then there's absolutely no reason to DOWNLOAD a file that's already on YOUR hard drive.
DOWNLOAD BUTTON APPEARS WHEN NEEDED:
If you'd like to see for yourself that the DOWNLOAD BUTTON is still available when it's necessary... please look inside of my EXAMPLE FOLDER.
OTHER FORUM MEMBERS HAVE ASKED A SIMILAR QUESTION IN THE PAST:
- Josh's answer.
- Rich's response.
- My replies to Jessica's related questions.
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Hey Mr. High and Mighty, get down off your horse. As I just explained in my response to another post, only HALF of the files I NEED have downloaded and now I have to BREAK the SYNC in order to DOWNLOAD the files I NEED (I can over-caps too).
You simply come across as an ass and jagoff by "speaking" that way.
- Mark
Super User II
You can download files that are sync'd you just need to tap on the ... first.
See:
That is for an Excel spreadsheet which IS downloaded locally. I clicked on the file which opened it in Excel online and then clicked on the ...'s to get that menu. Not very user friendly I agree though.
OR
If you want to download multiple files click on the tick boxes and then tap 'download' (a word of warning with this one though, if its a file which can be edited online [e.g. Office] you get a different menu and need to follow the above):
