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Online-only files are re-downloading automatically
Dropbox version 218.4.4348
My files are marked as online-only, but download back to my hard drive space after opening. I want this to stop. It's bad enough that 6 months has passed and they sti...
Thanks for the update, Mirifent!
Dropbox is a service that allows you to sync your files across different devices and share them with other people.
When it it comes to online-only files, the expected behavior is the one I described in my previous reply, but you can manually change back the files to online-only at any time.
You can read more about the feature here.
If you don't want to keep your Dropbox files saved to your hard drive at all, you can also use Dropbox through our website at dropbox.com.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask and I'll happily clarify anything for you!
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for the update, Mirifent!
Dropbox is a service that allows you to sync your files across different devices and share them with other people.
When it it comes to online-only files, the expected behavior is the one I described in my previous reply, but you can manually change back the files to online-only at any time.
You can read more about the feature here.
If you don't want to keep your Dropbox files saved to your hard drive at all, you can also use Dropbox through our website at dropbox.com.
If you have any other questions, feel free to ask and I'll happily clarify anything for you!
That is exceedingly headache inducing, but the website is fine. I'll stick to that.
