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I put all files available offline, but Dropbox doesn't download them.
Hi! I recently bought a new Macbook and wanted to sync my files to my new computer. Unfortunately, I am unable to download all the files. They are mostly kept in the cloud. I changed the preferences ...
Hi Megan,
Dropbox->Preferences->Available Offline checked
Sync status: Your files are up to date.
Sonoma 14.6
v204.4.5420
What should I do? It's been several days, and the folders have not been downloaded.
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHey Rocky B.2, sorry for jumping in. Are you seeing both these icons next to all of your files or next to your folders?
What if you right-click directly on your Dropbox folder and choose to make it available offline? Are your files downloaded locally then?
Yes, I see it with all the files. If I right-click on them and make them available offline, it sometimes does sometimes doesn't, freezing (photo below). In any case, the app should do it automatically as I've enabled it to make all my files available offline. Could you please offer solutions? I pay for Dropbox and have not been able to do my work for several days now.
- Megan
Hey Rocky B.2, if you're referring to the setting inside the app's preferences, then you need to keep something in mind:
The setting is applied to newly added files when you add them through the website.
So, when you create, or upload a file through the website that should sync as available offline. As for the files freezing when you try to change their status, do you mean that there's no progress in the syncing of the file at all?
How long does it take until it eventually syncs the content?
1. The mentioned text files don't become available offline at all (though they do open online via browser).
2. Thanks for explaining the logic of the preferences settings. It sounds bizarre, but I guess you have your reasons. In any case, this is not helpful for me as I need to have my files accessible to me offline *at all times*. I explained it quite clearly. Please tell me what to do.
