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Lisa_191
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13 days ago

How to make my files available offline, so that I'm able to transfer them?

Hello everyone I am new to Dropbox. I have the free trial. I am trying to download all my photos from various phones into Dropbox. Then I am going to transfer them onto an external hard drive. ...
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Rich
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13 days ago
Lisa_191 wrote:
I have just downloaded Dropbox onto my PC and the photos all have clouds next to them. How do I download them so I am able to transfer them.

Your files are set to Online-only. Select the files, right-click and select Make available offline. You can do this to an individual file, a group of files, or every folder/file in your Dropbox. The more you select, the longer it will take to sync.

 

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