Online-only and offline files

Each file in your Drime folder is either online-only or available offline.

Thumbnails of online-only photos and videos are shown without downloading the files.

#Keep a file or folder offline, or free up space

In File Explorer, right-click a file or folder in the Drime folder:

• “Always keep on this device” downloads it and keeps it available offline;

• “Free up space” makes it online-only again.

These two entries are Windows' own options for cloud files.

#Manage it from Drime Desktop

1. Open the Drime window from the notification area, then the account menu > Preferences > Storage.

2. Open Manage hard drive space.

   Files are listed by type and size.

3. Choose Make available offline or Make online-only.

Files available offline or Space freed confirms it. If some files could not be handled, Drime shows how many, for example 2 failed.

The same Storage page also has File management, to clear rescued files, old versions and the Drime trash: see Free up space from Drime Desktop.

#Choose the default for new files

In Preferences > Sync, Default sync preference decides what happens to new files added to your Drime folder:

• Online: files are stored on drime.cloud, but still appear on your device. This is the default.

• Available offline: files are stored on this computer and use hard drive space.

Files and folders you already have keep their current setting.

#If it does not work

If files do not download at all, see My files don't download to my computer.