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Dropbox removed "Save hard drive space automatically"
I thought "smart sync" was so that Dropbox automatically makes files I haven't used in a while online only. I don't see a smart sync option on my M1 Mac (macOS Monterey 12.1), but I have "Make onl...
Hey all!
Just wanted to jump in here, and let you know that the option should be back, and all should work like they used to.
Thanks a bunch! 😎
Rich
Super User II
Super User II
Pookeyblow wrote:
I don't see a smart sync option on my M1 Mac (macOS Monterey 12.1), but I have "Make online-only" and "Make available offline" when I right click on a file.
Smart Sync no longer exists in name, but the functionality is still there, and as you've found, those the are Make Online-only and Make available offline options.
But I don't seem to have a smart sync option enabled because old files I haven't touched in months are filling up my drive. Aren't they supposed to be changed to "online only" by themselves?
I'm not a Mac user so the details may be a bit fuzzy, but I believe that happens based on the space available on your drive, and not over a period of time. Files can automatically switch to Online-only when disk space is low.
Thanks. In the past, they became online-only when they had been inactive for some time. I really liked this. Not for all files, but for most files. I know they changed it so that if you click "Make available offline", the file/folder won't be affected by the automatic online-only option.
My issue is that it doesn't work like it used to. I used to have this option, but I can't find it anymore. Is the functionality removed or is it a bug?
Talked with support. They have completely removed the feature. Totally crazy decision to do for such a beneficial feature.
I have almost all my files in Dropbox. I don't remember which files I haven't opened in a while or not.
I now have to manually find all my inactive files and click "Make online-only" on each individual file / folder.
Talked with support again and they said the option is removed, but the feature is still there. It's just always on.
My issue is that files I haven't touched in a year didn't go online-only automatically. It could be a third party app messing it up. I don't know.
is there a way to turn it off?
I must be wierd and absolutely HATE this feature as it keeps removing things that I want on my computer at all times.
