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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 ...
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Gareth J.1's avatar
Gareth J.1
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

What concerns me most about Dropbox's answer is:

 

"Additionally, online-only files will become commonplace for most Dropbox app users. If extra space is required on your hard drive, the Dropbox desktop app or the OS may automatically convert your files to online-only."

 

I signed up to Dropbox to have a backup of the files on my machines and to synchronize between them - NOT to start making files "online only" (and hence dependent on a continuing subscription).

William F.5's avatar
William F.5
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Yup, it sounds like they are moving to a Google Drive / Box Drive model. The only thing is, those services are much cheaper (in fact, they are free at many universities). There is no longer any point to a Dropbox subscription. Unfortunately I've got almost a year left on my now canceled subscription, and now I'm stuck with a service different from what I purchased. What garbage.

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