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Hello!
Noob question here
When I am making files and folders "online only" they disappear from my Explorer file structure.
I don't find the DropBox app helpful but is there no way to allow all files including those stored online to be visible within the regular explorer folder hierarchy?
Fingers crossed
@Jeaniest wrote:
When I am making files and folders "online only" they disappear from my Explorer file structure.
Marking a file or folder as Online-only shouldn't make it disappear from Explorer. If you're using Selective Sync and uncheck a folder, it WILL disappear. What exact steps are you taking when this happens?
Hummmmm
I click dropbox -> make online only (within Explorer).
Challenge I am facing is that the files are still stored on my Hard Disk occupying space 😕
Sorry to jump in, @Jeaniest, but do you mean that you're right clicking on a file in the Dropbox folder, then choosing "make online-only" and the file just disappears from the Dropbox folder completely?
That's pretty odd. What if you then search for this file in your file explorer? Does it come up?
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