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AntoineHlmn's avatar
AntoineHlmn
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

How to disable selective sync to keep all files locally ?

Hi, I'm looking for the option to disable the selective sync. I want to keep all the files locally, at all times.   I don't find the option to disable selective sync. In the sync settings, I only ...
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Mark
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3 years ago

Hi AntoineHlmn 

 

So that means you are not actually using Selective Sync you are actually using Smart Sync 🙂

 

You need to go in to Preferences, go in to Sync and then 'New files default 'Available Offline'.

 

However, you will need to right click on all the ones with the little cloud and set that to 'Make appear offline'. 

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AntoineHlmn
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Well I think that's the issue...

 

In the preferences (on the app, not web), I only have the two options in my original post:

 

 

 

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