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Captcurrent
9 months agoExplorer | Level 4
The list of local Dropbox files on my Mac are different from the web
Ok when I started on drop box about when It first came out was good.. Several Macs. later. and storage locations later. the directory of files on dropbox is significantly different then what the ...
- 9 months ago
By default, the files and folders should already be online-only when re-checking a folder, however, if this isn't the case, you can mark them as online-only manually.
Captcurrent
9 months agoExplorer | Level 4
k I re read that Dropbox instructions which are a LITTLE obtuse. Essentially I have something setup wrong as the way I read this I SHOULD have place holders on my desktop app for files that are on online only but I don't have the place holders. I can choose the globe on the status uiscon and be taken to the web and see my on line content. I was sort of hoping to find a off line reminder of what is available (not the actual content) on line
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
9 months agoHi @captcurret, you need to check all folders in the selective sync window, which would let all folders appear locally on your machine.
When this happens, you can also mark those folders as online-only by right clicking them, and the files will be replaced with placeholders.
- Captcurrent9 months agoExplorer | Level 4
captcurret, you need to check all folders in the selective sync window, which would let all folders appear locally on your machine.
doesn't this mean all these files will also be copied to my local machine??
- Jay9 months ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
By default, the files and folders should already be online-only when re-checking a folder, however, if this isn't the case, you can mark them as online-only manually.
- Captcurrent9 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Great. this is what I was looking for !!
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