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giant2130
New member | Level 2
12 months ago

Is it possible to have the directory of files visible locally, without downloading them?

I have a new computer and want all my Dropbox files online only (10TB). Is there a way to have the directory of files visible locally without downloading all files? My old desktop was set up to show ...
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Mark
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12 months ago

When installing Dropbox just tell it to set up and installed using the 'Online Only' option - then it wont download everything but will create the folder structure for you instead. 

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    giant2130
    New member | Level 2
    12 months ago

    thanks for the response. That is how I set it up but it didn't create the folder structure. Possibly user error . . .

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