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wadeg
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago
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Dropbox Finder Folder not syncing

Someone shared a word document with me and its showing up on dropbox.com and its showing up in the dropbox app on my mac (which i don't use). I use the Dropbox folder directly in Finder. The document...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    4 years ago
    Hi wadeg, in order for the file to appear in Finder, you'll need to create a shared folder, invite the other user, and have the file located there.

    It will sync to both machines, and you can edit it via your machine, so any changes will sync to the site, and then their device.
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wadeg
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Yes it's there. So how does someone share a file with me that we can both work on and that I can keep synced in my Finder?

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Jay
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4 years ago
Hi wadeg, in order for the file to appear in Finder, you'll need to create a shared folder, invite the other user, and have the file located there.

It will sync to both machines, and you can edit it via your machine, so any changes will sync to the site, and then their device.
  • wadeg's avatar
    wadeg
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Thanks Jay! This is what I asked way back at the beginning of this thread, but no one confirmed that it needed to be in a shared folder. Okay, I will do this now and make a note of this functionality for the future.

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    Jay
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    4 years ago
    No probs, wadeg! If you need any more details, feel free to message back!

    Enjoy the remainder of your week!

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