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ns01
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Slow offline sync causing issues with macOS Folder Actions

Under the new Dropbox app architecture for macOS, we're experiencing a few issues.   The most notable at the moment is the ability for macOS Folder Actions to complete as expected. This seems to be...
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ns01
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Yes, it's the online only icon. Status in the menu bar is up to date. We're running 162.4.5419 on all connected machines. 

 

Is this expected behavior for an install that has specified that the entire Dropbox be available offline? This wasn't an issue until the Dropbox client was updated for CloudStorage on the Mac.

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ns01
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Without concrete evidence, I suspect that the solution for our automation woes lies in forcing Dropbox to actually automatically download new files instead of leaving them online only. At present, there doesn't seem to be a functioning option to do so on Mac. 

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    ns01
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Any thoughts, Walter? Seems like what I'm really after is a solution that forces files to actually download when they're added.

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      Jay
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      4 years ago

      Hi ns01, it's possible that this could be related to the recent changes to the Mac OS Dropbox desktop application.

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