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Could you clarify the difference between Online Only and Local content?
Hi, I'm sure this has been covered, but I feel I need to ask the question myself for added clarity.
I was confused about the difference between online only and local only, but if one could humour m...
Correct on all counts with one addition; when you open an Online-only file and Dropbox pulls it local, it remains a local file until you again mark it as Online-only.
Rich
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Super User IICorrect on all counts with one addition; when you open an Online-only file and Dropbox pulls it local, it remains a local file until you again mark it as Online-only.
Excellent, thank you!
I had read this elsewhere, now it makes sense.
Have a great day!
Rich, I have the Pro Version for my company for Dropbox. Even though I checked Online for many folders/files, When i click About My Mac, Go to Storage. It shows a tremendous amount of storage. When i click manage. I shows my the larger files being stored. These files Documents are taking up 832gig of local storage. Many of these are MXF Files of 10gigs each. is there a reason why they are sitting here locally as well ?
- Rich
Evan M. wrote:
Even though I checked Online for many folders/files, When i click About My Mac, Go to Storage. It shows a tremendous amount of storage. ... is there a reason why they are sitting here locally as well ?
If you've marked them as Online-only, then they're not stored local. Your Mac is just reporting them as such in error. Refer to the following thread (it's a long one) and be sure to read the marked solution.
Does this mean that if I choose online only, I have to work from the Dropbox folder on the laptop and not in my Documents folder?
