Can't manage using the app's preferences which folders are available offline on Windows.

yeravgjoe

On Dropbox desktop stable build 258.4.3749, Preferences → Sync & storage → Manage does nothing. The issue occurs on two separate Windows computers under two different Dropbox accounts (personal and work). Syncing otherwise appears normal. The Selective Sync folder-selection dialog never opens.

Walter

Hey @yeravgjoe - thanks for bringing this to our attention.

The team is aware of this issue and working on a fix. For now, while that specific button in the Sync & Storage dashboard isn’t working, you can easily manage which folders sync to your computer through your Dropbox Preferences instead.

Here is how you can do this on Windows:

1. Click the Dropbox icon in your taskbar.
2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the bottom-left corner.
3. Click Preferences.
4. Click the Sync tab.
5. Under Selective sync, click Modify (or Select folders).
6. Check or uncheck the folders you’d like to save or remove on your hard drive.
7. Click Update (or Save and then Confirm).

This will let you choose exactly which folders you want to see on your computer while keeping everything else safely stored online!

I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any other questions.