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edugsdf
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8 years ago
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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?

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    8 years ago
    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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  • designthree's avatar
    designthree
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Adding one more voice for this feature for Linux. Sitting here watching my HD run out of space. 🙄

  • AgathaCrystal's avatar
    AgathaCrystal
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Hi everybody,

    I just setup a Linux workstation and im surprised that the "online only" feature is missing, since it is definitely a keyfeature for Linux laptops.

    Would appreciate to get this feature since, this is kind of a must-have for me. 

     

    Agatha

  • carp21's avatar
    carp21
    Helpful | Level 6
    4 years ago

    Have also been waiting for this feature for a while. I guess the good people at Dropbox can't be bothered to communicate about it, however.

  • Clem R.2's avatar
    Clem R.2
    Helpful | Level 6
    4 years ago

    'Smart' is usually an oxymoron.  Dropbox is losing its raison d'etre if it is no-longer a universal solution- simply it is now broken.

  • John S.234's avatar
    John S.234
    Helpful | Level 5
    4 years ago
    RCLONE on Linux is saving Dropbox for me . I hope that Dropbox appreciates that utility.
  • msperlin's avatar
    msperlin
    Helpful | Level 5
    4 years ago

    I paid for dropbox for the last 6 years. After some investigation I realized that, for linux, dropbox is just like any other cloud service. Cancelled dropbox and currently using insync+gdrive, which is like 3 times cheaper.

  • Vlad-Mihai's avatar
    Vlad-Mihai
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Indeed. There are also other (cloud) storage services with functionality similar to smart sync that work well on Linux (and also somehow cheaper) so I switched from Dropbox 6 months ago and don't regret it.

  • luiscunhamx's avatar
    luiscunhamx
    Helpful | Level 5
    4 years ago

    Adding also my voice here. It's unbelievable that this post was one 4 years ago and no developments until now.

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