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jxrgen
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
How to deactivate smart sync
Hi, is there any way to completly deactivate the smart sync "feature"? Since that was introduced the dropbox service became really messy. I use selective sync a lot, now I have always I add new f...
jxrgen
3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
OK, so from what you are saying is that I have to deactivate the system extension to deactivate the smart sync.
1) Does that affect the dropbox sync in general?
2) Does that affect the selective sync?
2) Do I have to do this procedure on every single system I use my dropbox account?
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
3 years agoHey jxrgen, disabling the Dropbox system extension, will just no longer allow you to use the 'make online-only' feature.
Syncing will otherwise not be affected, nor will you need to do this every time you use Dropbox.
- kyle882043 years agoHelpful | Level 5
I want all files available offline on my computer all the time with out having to right click and click Make available offline. Doing this for every folder and file I add is ridiculous. This is something new that files aren't stored locally by default. I wish I never did this recent update.
- jxrgen3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
I opened a thread recently because of the same thing ... yes it's annoying. It should be possible by deactivating the system extension manually somehow.
In the thread a person from dropbox explained to me how, didn't have time to check it till now because you gotta make sure to have all files stored when doing this ...
- jxrgen3 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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