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Cxcreid
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

Online-only settings not available under my app's preferences. What can I do?

I have Dropbox plus with V216 on windows 10 and options for online-only and smart sync do not appear under the sync tab of preferences dialog, I am only shown an option to correct incompatible charac...
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Cxcreid's avatar
Cxcreid
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

Account tab photo is attached.

Syncing status says "Everything is up to date" - no other notifications

 

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Nancy
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2 months ago

Is there any chance that, while installing the Dropbox app on your computer, you didn’t install it with admin privileges?

If you’re not sure, can you remove it from your device with these steps and reinstall it this way?

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