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Click the Sync tab. Under Selective Sync (Windows), click Modify or Select folders to sync to this Mac (Mac), click Modify. Check the folders you’d like saved on your hard drive. Uncheck the folders you’d like removed. Click Update.
Moreover, note that Smart Sync and Selective Sync enable users to choose which of their files and folders sync and take up space on their local device. With Smart Sync, users can see and seamlessly access all the content they have in their Dropbox, right from their desktops, without worrying about local hard drive space. Files and folders take ...
In short, selective sync control whether the item is shown on your local machine or not, while online only control whether the file on your local machine is just an empty file or with the actual content. These 2 features could be combined to use together. For more information regarding Selective Sync, please refer to the official documentation ...
None of the files/folders have green circles with white checks), and 90% of folders have "Selective Sync Conflict" label. From the dropbox icon on top menu bar, I had selected Default sync state for new files => Available offline. 2. When I log into the online dropbox account, I similarly see "Selective Sync Conflict" labels on most files/folders.
How to Choose Folders for OneDrive Selective Sync in Windows 10 OneDrive is a cloud-based storage service where you can view, browse, upload, and share the files you saved online to OneDrive.com . When you save files to OneDrive, the files are automatically available to access or share from any device, even if something happens to your PC.
If it's Selective Sync that you're looking for, this can be found in Preferences within the Dropbox application on your computer. You need to click the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac), then click your avatar in the top-right corner, then click Preferences. Once the Preferences window opens, you'll see a Sync tab.
I had few folders removed from synchronization in Selective Sync feature. Right now I want them back on my PC's hard drive so I went to Selective Sync and ticked the checkboxes next to each folder. Unfortunately Dropbox does not download those folder to my HD. What should I do? [This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity.
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 see two options: 1) Selective sync: Hide folders you don't want to see on this Mac. Hidden folders will be available on dropbox.com
The Selective sync feature has been developed only for computers, because Dropbox files are stored locally on computers. It allows you to keep your files on Dropbox without having to save them locally on your device. There was no reason to develop selective sync on a tablet or a smartphone, because the files are not stored locally on these ...
I am glad to see you got your answer about Selective Sync from our amazing Super Users Mark and Rich . 💙 If you would like to learn more about Selective Sync check out Amy 's article here. You might find even more ways to use this feature 🙌. By the way, I'm Theresa, one of the Community Managers here at Dropbox HQ 👩💻.