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matthewp
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago
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Online-only and available offline file options do not appear

Hello I'm getting different online offline file options from other colleagues on a shared company account. I get the option to make a file offline, but then I'm unable to get an option to return fil...
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  • matthewp's avatar
    matthewp
    3 years ago

    Thank you - I reinstalled and now have the options of online/offline for each file.
    I think I didn't click on the option for dropbox accessibility on the previous installation 🙂👍

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matthewp
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Hi Rich 

Thanks for your reply, my operating system is Ventura 13.0 the dropbox version is v180.4.4912
Attached screen shots showing how my Sync preferences panel looks compared to my colleagues.
Mine is missing the 'storage of new files section'.

My Screen

Colleagues Screen

 
Also screenshots showing how I don't have the option of right clicking a file to turn back onto online only after activating 'make available online'

Before

 

After


Thanks 👍 

 




 

 

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Hannah
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3 years ago

Cheers!

 

And you mentioned that you're on v180.4.4912 of the Dropbox app; is your colleague on the same version too? 

  • matthewp's avatar
    matthewp
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    Hi There - yes we are both on the same version Dropbox.

    But I have noticed we are on slightly different OS - I'm on Ventura 13.0 but colleague is using 13.3.1

     

    Could this be an issue?

    • Calvin2DBX's avatar
      Calvin2DBX
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      3 years ago

      Hi matthewp,

       

      Just looking to narrow down on this issue for you.

       

      Thanks for the heads up about the difference in the OS!

       

      I don't think it's the deciding factor here, but the latest version of the OS is recommended.

       

      In case any installer prompts were missed regards what it can do in Finder, you can get the full offline installer here:

      https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?plat=mac&type=full

       

      You can also manually check in case something was missed and might need to be allowed on the OS side.

       

      Let me know what you find!

      • matthewp's avatar
        matthewp
        Helpful | Level 6
        3 years ago

        Hi - Will re-installing remove any files I've already uploaded to dropbox?

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