You can now "star" folders as important so they show up in the left panel (again, like a Slack chat room). It kind of looks like Slack, if Slack was a file manager. a file manager? Instead of the minimal sync app, the Dropbox icon now opens a big, multi-panel, blue and white window showing all your Dropbox files. Recently, though, a number of users on Twitter and at the Ars Orbiting HQ have reported silently being "upgraded" to this radically different version of Dropbox. The company announced its "New Desktop Experience" in June, and previously it was opt-in. Original Post: Hey Dropbox users, how has Dropbox been for you lately? Major changes are coming to the Dropbox desktop app. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused." The issue has been resolved, though there might be a short lag for some users to see resolution.
Due to an error, some users were accidentally exposed to the new app for a short period of time. "We recently announced a new desktop app experience that is now currently available in Early Access. Pro Tip: Before traveling, make sure you have all the files you might need, since you won't be able to sync folders back onto your computer without internet access.Update 4:06pm ET: Dropbox says this was a mistake. For example, I'll sometimes sync a large folder to get a presentation or Photoshop file I need, and then unsync it a few hours later when I'm done. You can change the folders you have on your computer as often as you need. This will remove the files from your computer-freeing up space-without having to delete the files. Uncheck any folders that you'd like to keep in the cloud but don't need access to. Here, you'll see all of your Dropbox folders. Click the "Change Settings" button next to "Selective Sync." And it's easy, too:Ĭlick on the Dropbox icon in your desktop header.Ĭlick on the settings icon in the bottom right corner, and select "Preferences."Ĭlick on "Advanced," and you'll see three options. A little-known trick, however, can enhance your experience tenfold, especially if a lot of those shared files are taking up space on your computer.īy changing settings that Dropbox calls "Selective Sync," you can keep all of the documents you have synced with Dropbox on the cloud (that fancy term for "the internet") but pick and choose which ones take up space on your computer based on your needs. If, like many professionals, you use Dropbox to store and access key files, you probably use a lot of its features to access files from different computers or share them with others.
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