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I have just installed Dropbox on a new laptop in preparation for working for a few days when out of range of internet (might be able to connect through a tethered mobile phone, but with only limited bandwidth).
I want to make sure I have access to all critical documents and files. With my tablet or smartphone I can set a directory or individual files to be available offline. What’s the equivalent with Smart Sync? Do I really have to open each relevant document?
Before Smart Sync was introduced I could use selective sync to make sure I had all relevant docs. But this is no help at all.
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Thanks, that seems to solve my immediate problem. Not sure why I couldn't find the solution on the help files/instructions.
However, this also confuses me. Smart Sync seems to have three states for individual files or folders -- always local, always online, or local if recently used but otherwise online (smart, dynamic and saving local space where possible). The toggle sync status you pointed me to seems to have just two states -- always local, always online. What am I missing?
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I too just purchased a laptop and added dropbox... my concern is the files or folders I download from email, etc, do they automatically save to dropbox as a default? My concern is that I downloaded something non -work related to my laptop and when i wanted to delete the file it asked if I'd like to delete if off of dropbox "too"? If deleted is it putting my other files at risk of being deleted and how can I alter other downloads to default save into a different location or folder????
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Is there a central way to say for my account always have this folder local only? Then all machines logged in yank down that folder as local only on first install and if already installed the next time dropbox runs (or is running). I don't want to have to go to each folder on each machine to specify this... especially because some programs choke on the links that Smart Sync provides and can't seem to work to get the dropbox app to realize it needs to file and block it until its available... notably is settings syncs via dropbox like Tampermonkey in Google Chrome.
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Hi Jay,
Okay, understood, my next question is... for further dowloads from any work paper, email, etc, when I download these documents, how can i change the location of where it ends up... I do not want it in dropbox whatsoever.
@4RunnerVdub wrote:
for further dowloads from any work paper, email, etc, when I download these documents, how can i change the location of where it ends up... I do not want it in dropbox whatsoever.
Dropbox doesn't control the location where you save downloaded files. That's up to whatever program you're using for the download. For instance, the save location for files you download in a web browser is controlled by the web browser.
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