
However, as soon as you open one of these files in the Dropbox desktop app, it will sync and download to your computer. You can still see the file’s size, but the size on your disk will always be zero. The file is gone from your hard drive, but an icon remains in the Dropbox folder representing your online file and doesn’t take up hard disk space. When you set a file or folder to “online only” using Smart Sync, you create a copy of it online that’s available to you only on the Dropbox website or the mobile app. Unlike with Selective Sync, you can still see these files in your Dropbox folder, meaning they’re always just a click away.


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