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sarroyo1's avatar
sarroyo1
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9 months ago

Dropbox downloads all files despite online-only settings

We use Dropbox in our company and despite default settings being set to online only, I've noticed that Dropbox will sill download all files as offline. This has happened to a few users lately. The st...
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Roga41
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5 months ago

Hi Sarroyo1, 

When you open an online-only file, it will be automatically downloaded to your computer for you to access. Once you close the file, it will revert to online-only, freeing up the space it previously occupied.

This allows you to save hard drive space while still having access to your files when needed, as they are automatically downloaded upon opening. 

You can click on this link to find out more about this topic : 

https://help.dropbox.com/sync/make-files-online-only

 

Thanks 

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