Start 2025 on time and up to date. Seamlessly integrate your calendars into Dropbox with these simple steps.

Forum Discussion

tomd1944's avatar
tomd1944
New member | Level 2
24 days ago

My files sync as online-only, but I need to make them available offline. How do I do this?

I keep virtually all my files on drop box so I have them continuously backed up.  I have about 700gb of data used for this.  I just bought a new computer with windows 11 and after getting drop box up...
desktop
Download
sync
tomd1944's avatar
tomd1944
New member | Level 2

Thanks to ChatGPT I was able to resolve the problem. I love ChatGPT.  All my files are coming over now. 131,713 files which will take about 4.5 hours.

Megan's avatar
Megan
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
23 days ago

Hi tomd1944, thanks for posting here earlier!

Happy to see that your issue is now resolved! 

If you need something else, please let me know and I will be more than happy to help every step of the way. 😀

About View, download, and export

Need support with viewing, downloading, and exporting files and folders from your Dropbox account? Find help from the Dropbox Community.

Need more support

If you need more help you can view your support options (expected response time for an email or ticket is 24 hours), or contact us on X or Facebook.

For more info on available support options for your Dropbox plan, see this article.

If you found the answer to your question in this Community thread, please 'like' the post to say thanks and to let us know it was useful!