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Michael K.26
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Can I have the same files on two different computers with different hard drive sizes?

I should be really grateful for some foolproof advice please - that is, so I cannot mess it up.   My iMac has a nice big 2TB hard drive and every file sits on it within the Dropbox folder in Find...
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Michael K.26's avatar
Michael K.26
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Thank you Hannah

I have read the article and some others which link from it.

But when I download the Dropbox app onto the MacBook, how do I make sure it immediately starts from a position of "online only" for all folders ?

If I can do that, I can then selectively make certain folders offline

Thanks

Michael

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hi again, Michael! 

 

The app should ask you how you want to sync your files, when you sign in to it, so you should have control over that.

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