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sarroyo1
New member | Level 1
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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rmacauley
Explorer | Level 4
5 months ago

I am having the same problem. message lower right side computer: Cant sync, hard drive full. two days ago, had 9,000 files to download, today 4970.  screenshot not working. can't access files from google, have to go to dropbox.com

 

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Nancy
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5 months ago

Hey rmacauley. Do you mean that you tried pasting your screenshot(s) here on the forum and you’re getting an error message? 

Is your Dropbox app still in the process of syncing your files locally, or has it stopped since you posted this? 

Finally, do you have any third-party apps accessing the files in your local Dropbox folder?

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