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Show all files online-only, but not use up the 300,000 limit in the desktop app
Allow you to view locally (on your computer) the full tree view of files stored in the cloud, and therefore not limit the number of files that can be synchronized locally on a computer (currently at ...
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the info. In this case, only the online-only feature would work, since there isn't another potential method of doing what you're asking.
If you are reaching the limit of the 300,000 files, which would affect the performance of the Dropbox desktop application, then you would need to use selective sync.
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Thank you for your comment.
For my information, why is there this limitation of 300,000 files? What is the technical reason?Thanks again for your products and services, I hope they continue to improve!
We are still looking for a solution to view our entire tree structure locally...
Does having 3 licenses and therefore three separate users (Business Plus offer at 15 TB) allow you to exceed the limit of 300,000 files on the same computer?
Is it 300,000 maximum per license? or per computer, regardless of the number of licenses?A solution would perhaps be to display our complete tree structure by segmenting it on three different workstations?
It's a bit laborious, but while waiting for Dropbox to propose to remove this limitation? 😉Thanks in advance for your help!
- Rich
Super User II
Oliv from Paris wrote:
Is it 300,000 maximum per license? or per computer, regardless of the number of licenses?
300,000 is not a hard limit. It's just that you COULD (and likely will) experience performance issues while syncing more than 300,000 files. Ultimately it's depends on the hardware specifications and operating system of your computer. The better the computer, the better it will be able to handle large amounts of files.
