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torrmundi
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2 years ago

Offline files not downloading on Win11

This is a new PC (Win11 Home) and I've installed the Dropbox client (191.4.4995) and then used Selective Sync to limit what is to be downloaded for offline use. My account is Dropbox Plus (2TB). ...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi torrmundi, it can take time for the request for files to made offline if there are a lot of files in the folder. It can be a matter of waiting for the process to complete itself.

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torrmundi
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Yes, true enough. But one very misleading thing for me is that the Sync History does not show anything regarding storing all those files locally. 100's of GB of transfers are literally not shown.

 

John

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