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Two Dropbox folders after migration from old Mac to new
A couple of days after I did my migration I noticed on the new Mac there are two dropbox folders, the one that should be syncing with my other devices is called “DropBox personal” however, after the ...
Walter
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffMaybe you'd like to try another browser then, Paul?
Hi Walter, I can't tell if you're suggestion applies to the failed image post or the DropBox problem I'm describing. The screen grab is a little secondary in so far as one sees say two dozen folders with the same recent date, even though there's been no activity within them. As to the central problem, I'm not using a web browser, but rather wanting the dropbox folder in my Mac primary user directory that is simply mirrored to other devices and not influx or churning in the cloud. The way it used to work for me is I thought I had everything saved locally and box folder contents simply mirrored to other devices, this was a very happy state of affairs I'd like to reinstate.
- Walter
Does the modification date change after performing a syncing process perhaps, Paul?
For example, does this happen when setting your files or folders to be available offline or online-only perhaps?
I don't have the dates in front of me, but at a certain point, I made sure to set the preference to make files available off-line and syncing happens dynamically. Several dozen inactive folders they got bulk changed to the same date all have the checkbox within a white circle, which on the help page is described this way "A circle with a green border and a green checkmark means that a file was opened (directly or with a third-party application) and synced." Which I really don't understand because the only way I work with any of these folders is on my new MacBook and I want them all to be local and available off-line so I'm not sure why any of them should be anything other than "A solid green circle with a white checkmark means your file is synced and available offline."
A solid green circle with a white checkmark means your file is synced and available offline.
- Walter
In that case, have you tried setting them all of your files to be available offline and see if the issue with the modification dates crops up again, Paul?
