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jwhitley
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Set all folders to "make available offline" on macOS

In the new macOS FileProvider API version of Dropbox, is it possible to recursively set all folders to "make available offline"?  If so, does this setting persist for newly added sub-folders?  I've r...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Yes, marking a folder as available offline will make all subfolders available offline as well, in perpetuity.

Rich's avatar
Rich
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church media wrote:

I want to view my files.  They can be seen in thumbnail version.  of the 8 in the folder 

ONE has a green checkmark. The rest have a cloud in the bottom right corner.

Right-click the files and select Make available offline, then give it a moment to sync.

church media's avatar
church media
Explorer | Level 3
4 months ago

Thanks this worked  🙂

BUT

Is there a way for this to automatically be set - instead of doing it for each individual item?

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    4 months ago

    Hey church media, if you want all your Dropbox files to become available offline, you can follow the steps that Rich gave you, on the Dropbox folder itself.

     

    I hope this helps!

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