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sync system driving me crazy
Hi, I am having problems with latest version of dropbox where original file is in library. I have tried everything, but I can't make progress
latest version of dropbox
latest version of Mac OS
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The symbol means it is online only. You need to download it (usually trying to Open it will do that, but if its large right click on it and select 'Make available offline')
And no searching is a restriction and known issue with the new Mac setup đ
Unfortunately its not possible to go back
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
Cathy Mendelsohn wrote:
... one of the options is "repair". That worked. FOR ALL DROPBOX PEOPLE, THIS MEANS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FILES!!
Assuming this is attempting to repair the files, then all that likely did was trigger a download of the files from Dropbox.
In order for your OS to repair a file, it needs access to the file. The first thing that would happen if you tried to repair an Online-only file is that Dropbox would attempt to download the file so the OS can access it. The repair process likely didn't fix anything. It just triggered the download which made the files available again, the same way marking them as Available Offline does.
Thanx for clarifying!
