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lauram73's avatar
lauram73
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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No option for "make online only" when I right click my files

I have a professional DropBox account and I'm working on a Mac, OS 12.5. I have several files that are sync'd locally that I would like to move off my hard drive and make online only. When I right-...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    3 years ago

    Could you check if you've enabled the Dropbox extension in Finder in the Mac OS settings?

charlotte c.11's avatar
charlotte c.11
New member | Level 1
4 days ago

It's a Macbook Pro 2015 adn I've paused the sync

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Walter
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4 days ago

Could you resume syncing and send me a screenshot of the options you get when you right click on your files inside the Dropbox folder charlotte c.11? 

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