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buroz
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Moving Files/Folders to Online Only doesn't do anything.
All my files are currently on sync'd to my laptops. However I would like one laptop to have most of the folders set to online only.
I've used the Manage Hard Drive Space tool, but it doesn't seem t...
- 2 years ago
Have you tried uninstalling then re-installing the app buroz?
Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
2 years agoburoz, can you please right click on one of these files, select “Properties/Get info”, and send me a screenshot of the next window that will pop up?
I’d also like one more screenshot showing the syncing icons you see next to those files in your File Explorer/Finder.
buroz
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hopefully you can see everything you need in this screen shot?
Cheers
Matthew
- Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for the screenshot, buroz.
From your screenshot, it appears that your files don't have any sync icons on them; is it possible that the Dropbox app is not running on your computer?
If you hover over the Dropbox icon in your system tray, what do you see?
- buroz2 years agoExplorer | Level 3Hello,
Well, when I put files into the folders, they assist in Dropbox on other laptops and online. Same when I remove them, so it looks too be functioning.
Cheers
Matthew - Hannah2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Can you also let me know the exact sync status and version of the app installed on your computer, Matthew?
You'll need to hover over the Dropbox icon in your system tray for that.
- buroz2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hello,
It says that it's up to date (v189.4.8427)
Cheers
Matthew
- buroz2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
Hello,
Yes, it's already enabled
Cheers
Matthew
- Megan2 years ago
Dropbox Community Moderator
Have you tried uninstalling then re-installing the app buroz?
- user000092 years agoNew member | Level 2
Im having exactly same problem. Agravated that i havent realized Dropbox stopped working sometime this week. I´ve noticed this by chance: i made fresh install of dropbox in MS Surface tablet with windwos 10... this reported issue emerged. So I went to my Windows 11 desktop to see what happened there, and realized that dropbox was not working. I tried opening app and nothing happend. I uninstalled from desktop and did fresh install, and the issue reported here also happened in my desktop. So now i have this problem duplicated in two devices. On my android device is ok.
Something weird, aside of all i wrote before, is that when i right click properties in windows explorer, i have 123gb (all data in dropbox) with the grey cloud icon, but when i go to "manage hard drive space" in app it says 40gb is used by dropbox. And when i want to chose files or folders it only shows me determined folders, not all of them.
- buroz2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
I uninstalled Dropbox on that laptop and am just using the web UI for the time being.
Thanks for your assistance.
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