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johnrinek's avatar
johnrinek
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Syncing icons on the files in the Dropbox folder have changed

Hello The Finder Extension Icons indicating whether a file or folder is Online Only or Available Offline are showing up in my Finder, however, the statuses are incorrect. For instance a folder that ...
desktop
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cindy t.3
Collaborator | Level 9
4 years ago

I found a solution.  Leave Dropbox. I now have my Dropbox files way under 2G and will not be renewing my paid subscription when it comes due next month. All my other files are now happily residing in someone else's cloud where they always sync correctly and I know exactly what is available off-line and what is not. And my annual cost decreased by a few bucks. 

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leolaurettimusic
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

I tried emailing the heads of dropbox. Found their emails online and I'm tracking this email, and I've seen they've clicked on this forum thread.

 

It sucks to have gone this way, but let's see if it works.

 

In case you want to do it yourself, the emails are [Mod: removed as per Community Guidelines] , and just go to the about pages and email the big chiefs there.

 

best,

 

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