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AutobotsKicksAft
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

How can I make all my Dropbox files available offline, without manually clicking on all of them?

i want to get stuff out of DB yet it wont sync. it has a cloud icon. i manually have to click things to make it a check mark. DB was saying 'make available offline' and i did yet it still wont work. ...
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Mark's avatar
Mark
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5 months ago

Thanks for the images, they help.

Dropbox is up to date because you can see the files on the device. The issue is they are not downloaded locally. Dropbox doesnt download everything locally to save disk space. You can use https://help.dropbox.com/sync/access-files-offline to alter this BUT it doesnt always apply to new files to save on Hard Drive space. 

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AutobotsKicksAft
Explorer | Level 3
5 months ago

Ok thank you I will try that later

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    5 months ago

    Let us know of anything else comes up in the meantime AutobotsKicksAft 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    5 months ago

    Hey AutobotsKicksAft! I hope that the suggestion of our Super Users helped you in the end.

    If you need something else though, feel free to give me a nudge.

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