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catsky
New member | Level 2
26 days ago

Online vs offline storage with two computers

My storage space is full on one computer but not on another linked computer. How do I specify files as online only for the first computer and keep the files available offline on the second computer?

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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    26 days ago
    catsky wrote:

    How do I specify files as online only for the first computer and keep the files available offline on the second computer?

    Setting files as online-only or available offline only applies to the computer where you made the change. It won't affect the files on your other computer.

    • https://help.dropbox.com/sync/make-files-online-only
  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    26 days ago
    catsky wrote:

    How do I specify files as online only for the first computer and keep the files available offline on the second computer?

    Setting files as online-only or available offline only applies to the computer where you made the change. It won't affect the files on your other computer.

    • https://help.dropbox.com/sync/make-files-online-only

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