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Neil B.18's avatar
Neil B.18
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Smart Sync Does Not Appear in Preferences

I have a professional account. Smart Sync appears in preferences for my MacBook Pro but not my new Mac Studio. I manually have to download Dropbox files to the Mac Studio but everything works automatically with the MacBook Pro. Both are running macOS Monterey Version 12.3.1. The Dropbox folder for the MacBook Pro is in my user folder. The The Dropbox folder for the Mac Studio is in /Users/myusername/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox. Both computers are running Dropbox version 147.3.4786. I have the preference to get early releases checked in my settings. I much prefer the set-up on the MacBook Pro. Can I configure the Dropbox on the Mac Studio to be the same?

 

 

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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
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    4 years ago

    Hey Neil B.18, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    Would you mind giving me a bit more insight on the differences between the two computers?

     

    For example, do you see different options when you right/control click on files in your Dropbox folders?

     

    On your Mac Studio, when you double-click online only files, do they sync?

     

    If you can send us a few screenshots showing this, it would also be super helpful.

     

    Thanks.

    • Neil B.18's avatar
      Neil B.18
      Helpful | Level 5
      4 years ago

      Yes, I see different options when I right/control click on files in my Dropbox folders.

       

      Yes, when I double-click online only files on the Mac Studio they open and download for offline use. I can pick multiple files, right/control click on them and choose "offline use" but this is not always reliable.

       

      I've attached images of the different preference choices for sync and the different results from right/control clicking on files in the two computers. Both files were already downloaded to Dropbox so the "offline option" is not visible in them. In both cases, more options are seen on the MPP than the Mac Studio.

       

       

       

       

       

       

      • Neil B.18's avatar
        Neil B.18
        Helpful | Level 5
        4 years ago

        The Dropbox installation on the MacBook Pro (M1 Max) was originally on an Intel MacBook Pro and migrated to the new computer, then updated automatically.

         

        The Dropbox installation on the Mac studio (M1 Max) was a clean installation with the installation file from the Dropbox website.

         

        Both have exactly the same chip, the same amount of RAM, and the same version of the operating system: macOS Monterey Version 12.3.1.

         

         

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