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ldoose's avatar
ldoose
Explorer | Level 4
4 months ago

On macOS on File Provider, online-only folders disappear from the Dropbox app

I installed File Provider on my MacBook Air (running Sonoma 14.5) in the Dropbox app. When I did this, all the folders having Online Only status (via Selective Sync) disappeared. The way to make the ...
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Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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4 months ago

Hi there, ldoose, and thanks for your post today!

 

What you're describing is actually how selective sync works; when folders are unchecked in the selective sync settings, they get removed from the Dropbox folder.

 

Once you check them back, they get synced again, as online-only.

 

You can read more about selective sync here.

 

Are you having some kind of issue with this, or need any additional info?

 

Let me know.

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