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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 ...
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.
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??
Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorBy 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.
Great. this is what I was looking for !!
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