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What is the difference between make 'available offline' and download now

  • May 27, 2025
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What is the difference between pressing the cloud icon to download something in `Box Drive`, vs right-clicking in Finder and clicking `make available offline` for each folder?

And why can i not than remove downloads on higher level folders if the whole folder isn't downloaded?

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  • May 27, 2025

Hello!

When you press the cloud icon in Box Drive to download something, it marks the selected folder for offline access, and Box Drive downloads all the contents of that folder to your device. On the other hand, right-clicking in Finder and selecting "Make Available Offline" achieves the same result but gives you more control over which folders are marked for offline access.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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