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When will online-only files work on Linux?
I need to save space on my hard drive. Online-only files would be the perfect solution, but it still does not work on linux fedora.
When will we have this solution?
edugsdf wrote:
I need to save space on my hard drive. Smart Sync would be the perfect solution, but it still does not work on linux fedora.
When will we have this solution?
At the moment, Smart Sync is only available on Windows and Mac. Dropbox has made no announcement on its availability on Linux. They usually don't discuss timelines or upcoming features until they're reaady to announce them, so we likely won't know that it's coming until it's already here, assuming that it's coming at all.
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- Jane
Dropbox Staff
Yes, please add smart sync for linux. Where is the upvote button?
Would it work using Wine?
Has anyone tried this?
- Hey Jane, I would like to know the status of this feature request because we are under a time-bound pricing plan of Dropbox and not getting this feature, in a way, is ultimately making me feel that I am not able to utilize all the features for what I am paying for. Please escalate the issue and let us know how many upvotes are required to end this wait!
dropbox client on linux is a show. with increased competition from apple, microsoft, and google.. i don't see why dropbox doesnt play to its (previously) cross-platform strength. Frustratingly, they're are gonna go down the path that box did and play the enterprise collaboration gig with shared docs, tools, etc. and end up in the same situation. sigh. And this is the company guido works for? yech. not gonna keep sending them my money if these shenanigans keep going.
- Registered just to give this an upvote. Got a paid plan for three reasons: - more space than the free one - more than 3 machines (I got already several before this restriction came, so could not get any additional box without disconnecting several others) - smart sync. The last point and my laziness (I already used Dropbox free) were the reasons for choosing Dropbox over Google. Now found that smart sync does not work on half of the machines. Once my subscription expires (unfortunately I got an annual plan) I'll see if I stay here or move to google - no decent linux support I'll have there as well, but at least they don't advertise cross-platform and have more diverse options for space.
I use both MacOS and Ubuntu 18.04, and Smart Sync is a much better option than Selective Sync. However, it is not available in Ubuntu. Please invest some extra energy to support it on Linux OS. Thanks
Hey Jane certainly is helpfull to upvote this topic but what really matters me is that i already have voted with my money and chose Dropbox for the cross- platform compatibility. My subscription ends next year and i will vote again and i really hope dropbox product help me make my decision easy...
- Jane
The absence of this feature for a platform is not justifiable. We choose a paid plan of Dropbox because Dropbox serves all Operating system equally with a seamless synchronization but not getting a flagship feature on an OS like Linux whose userbase is a large student community is a failure of Dropbox core management which are taking these silly decisions.
This feature request should be escalated at the earliest to keep the culture of Dropbox intact!!
