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davelgil
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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Not seeing "make online only" upon right-click on windows

Hello! I've been using dropbox for over 10 years with no issues, but recently the "make online only" and the "view locally" options seems to have completely disappeared? The expected behavior is to right-click on a file or folder and the options would be on the list, but I no longer see them. I haven't changed any settings so I'm guessing that some kind of update to dropbox or windows broke it. Any light-shedding is appreciated!

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    One possible reason for the missing context menu items is that the app wasn't installed with admin privileges. 

     

    Could you download the latest version for Windows from here, and then follow these steps to install it as an admin

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Are any Dropbox options appearing when right clicking a file or folder? Is the Dropbox desktop application running and syncing normally?

     

    Could you attach a screenshot showing your right click options (while hiding any filenames or personal info) to see what you're getting?

  • davelgil's avatar
    davelgil
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Hi. Thanks for the response! I'm not seeing those options either. I am currently using Windows 10 Pro.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    3 years ago

    Hi davelgil, thanks for messaging the Community!

     

    The wording for the online-only/local has changed recently. Now, the options you would see are 'Make available offline' or 'Make online-only'.

     

    Please let me know if you're not seeing these specific options, and also what version of Windows you're using.

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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