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scotthatton
New member | Level 2
1 year ago

Online-only files are being redownloaded again

Let's presume I wish to save space on my PC by making a file online only. I I'll show the steps.   1 - I create a brand new video file. This isn't a small file - 3Gb or so 2 - I move it into ...
desktop
sync
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scotthatton
New member | Level 2
1 year ago

The only program I have open at that point is the standard Windows File Explorer

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Jay
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1 year ago

So, you don't have any other programs running in the system tray like security or antivirus software?

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    scotthatton
    New member | Level 2
    1 year ago

    I have Bitdefender open constantly but once a file is online only, it wouldn't be physically there to scan by an anti-virus program

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      Jay
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      1 year ago

      Yes, but an antivirus program can start a scan, or request details for the Dropbox folder, and the Dropbox desktop app would detect the request and then download the file. 

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        scotthatton
        New member | Level 2
        1 year ago

        Is the solution then to disable my anti-virus?

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