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Vicary A.'s avatar
Vicary A.
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Automatically mark files online-only based on usage

It would be nice if files are automatically made online-only to save space, with the following features:   Dynamic target storage calculated from a percentage of available disk space, excluding...
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Nancy
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2 years ago

Hi again! I did a little bit of research in the meantime, and it looks like this feature is no longer available, so apologies for that. It basically allowed you to have files become automatically online-only, if they hadn’t been opened for some time.

 

Were you able to locate the other feature I mentioned above (“Manage your hard drive space”)?

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Vicary A.
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Yes I can locate the feature. It seems to be manual actions, instead of the automtaic nature I am requesting.

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