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tomd1944
New member | Level 2
3 months 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
shawntripet's avatar
shawntripet
New member | Level 1
3 months ago

How did you resolve this?

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Walter
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3 months ago

Hey shawntripet - sorry to jump in here, but I'd imagine that this Help Center article would help with this. 

Whenever you get the chance, take a look there and let us know if you have any follow up questions. 

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