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Steve A.13
Helpful | Level 7
2 years ago

What happens to an online-only file after I access it?

I have several large files set as online-only. As I understand it, that means that although the files appear to be on my hard drive, they are only stored on Dropbox, and if I attempt to open one of t...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    2 years ago

    Hey Steve A.13, just wanted to jump in here and confirm that once you've finished working on a file that's available offline, if you want it to go back to online-only, you need to right-click on it and choose to do it manually.

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AAAAZ
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Hi, Steve A.13,

If you want to make files online only as you expected, you can right-click the file and set it online only manually.

 

Best Regards,

AAAAZ

  • Steve A.13's avatar
    Steve A.13
    Helpful | Level 7
    2 years ago

    I know how to make them online-only. My question is do I need to repeat this after accessing the file (i.e., after the file gets downloaded for use when it was already marked as online-only).

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      Jay
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      2 years ago

      Hi Steve A.13, are you running a Windows or a Mac device? If the latter, is the Dropbox folder located in the CloudStorage folder?

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        Steve A.13
        Helpful | Level 7
        2 years ago

        Windows.

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