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tankbar
Explorer | Level 3
11 months ago
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How can I make my files available offline on my computer?

Hi there - I have had my PC replaced and setup Dropbox on my new one. The files are visible but I would like to sync them for offline use. Can you please advise how to go about that as I am unable to...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
2 months ago

Do you get any Dropbox options when you right click on those files (with the X icons) nicoladonzelli? 

If you do, does setting them to be online-only or available offline make any difference? 

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nicoladonzelli
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Thank you Walter 

Yes sure, it makes a difference. However I don't want to set every single file, but I want all the DB content to be available offline, just like it was before I reset the computer.

The "Make on-line only" option is useless to me.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 months ago

    Hi from me too, nicoladonzelli! If you right click on the Dropbox folder directly, do you see the “Make available offline” option? If yes, please click there and all of your Dropbox files should be once again downloaded to your computer.

    • nicoladonzelli's avatar
      nicoladonzelli
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 months ago

      Thank you so much Nancy I did it and everything went right.

      👍

       

      • T_theresa_A's avatar
        T_theresa_A
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
        2 months ago

        Hi nicoladonzelli I am glad to see your issue has been resolved with the help from our amazing Walter and Nancy. 

        Separately to that, I'm Theresa a Community Manager here at Dropbox 👩‍💻. I’d love to hear how you use Dropbox. If you’re open to sharing, I’m all ears.

        I’m always curious to learn about different workflows, and who knows, we may have some tips to share with you or maybe inspire suggestions that we can bring to our internal team 🤗. 

         T 😺 (Dropbox Community Manager).

         

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