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Flintstone
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4 years ago
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Dropbox folders selectively on different computers

On my home computer I have got lots of space for terabytes of data. However on my notebooks I have only limited space. Is there a possibility to selectively store some dropbox folders (but not all) on my notebooks. Is this possible?

thanks in advance

Flintstone

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  • ernstMreicher58's avatar
    ernstMreicher58
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    4 years ago

    Hi Flintstone 

    first: this is the German forum - there is an english forum too!!!

    second: if i unterstand what's your problem then there are 2 ways to solve it:

    selective sync and/or smart sync

    selective sync: exclude "objects" (files or folders) from your machine → this objects are "not" on your machine

    smart sync: you can define objects (files or folders) to be local or only online → "only online" means you only have a placeholder with almost 0 byte on your machine

     

    https://help.dropbox.com/de-de/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/smart-sync

    https://help.dropbox.com/de-de/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/selective-sync-overview

  • Flintstone's avatar
    Flintstone
    New member | Level 2
    4 years ago

    Vielen Dank für die Antwort!  Zwei Fehler von meiner Seite: ich hatte nicht gechecked, dass das Forum tatsächlich Deutsch ist - irgendein Text bei der Anmeldung beim Forum war Englisch, das hatte mich dann auf English getriggert!

    Zweiter Fehler: Missachtung des Grundsatzes: Handbuch lesen hilft......

     

    Vielen Dank dafür, dass Sie mich auf den richtigen Weg in mehrfacher Hinsicht geleitet haben. Jetzt funktioniert alles - getreu dem Grundsatz: kaum macht man es richtig, schon gehts....

     

    flintstone

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