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ninjaVanish
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Reset Smart Sync To Online Only for All Files?

After finishing a few large projects, I am working to reduce the space used on my laptop. Is it possible to reset the smart sync status without having to right clicking on each folder? I wish to chan...
  • Rich's avatar
    7 years ago
    Select everything all at once, then right-click. You don't have to do it one folder at a time. Select as few or as many folders and files as you want, even all of them. You can also right-click on the Dropbox folder itself and set it to Online-Only. Note that if you have a lot of files to change, it will take a while and will appear to be downloading files while it's happening. Just let it work.