Question about dropbox on ipad

[Gill Bates]

Hi

I'm looking at getting an ipad.
But unsure which storage size I need.
I use Dropbox for everything. and it's at about 50-60 GB now (on PC).

I wonder..
How does the ipad handle dropbox files?
Are they kept in the cloud until needed, like on a phone?
If so, then what if I make a huge video project on the ipad. Then surely the files are on the device?
When are dropbox files in the cloud, and when are they kept on the device?

Thank you

 

[*~Kim~*]

Dropbox on my iPad is taking up 193.1 MB, with 88% or so of my 3.25GB Dropbox storage used. So the files must be on Dropbox servers/cloud.

 

[Digitalguy]

Hi

I'm looking at getting an ipad.
But unsure which storage size I need.
I use Dropbox for everything. and it's at about 50-60 GB now (on PC).

I wonder..
How does the ipad handle dropbox files?
Are they kept in the cloud until needed, like on a phone?
If so, then what if I make a huge video project on the ipad. Then surely the files are on the device?
When are dropbox files in the cloud, and when are they kept on the device?

Thank you

If you have the paid version of Dropbox (and you do), you can sync your folders locally. Is it like on a pc? Not really... IOS doesn't seem to allow background sync. I have the same problem with onedrive 365. The sync is done while the app is open but once the ipad is locked it's put on hold, even if background activity is allowed. So if you have many gigs to sync you better plug your ipad and set it to never go to sleep until you finished syncing, leaving the app open and the ipad alone. Once it's done you have your files available locally. If it's smaller files they will be immediately synced every time you open the app.

 

[AutomaticApple]

Hi

I'm looking at getting an ipad.
But unsure which storage size I need.
I use Dropbox for everything. and it's at about 50-60 GB now (on PC).

I wonder..
How does the ipad handle dropbox files?
Are they kept in the cloud until needed, like on a phone?
If so, then what if I make a huge video project on the ipad. Then surely the files are on the device?
When are dropbox files in the cloud, and when are they kept on the device?

Thank you

Yes, they’re kept in the cloud.

 

[hancuriang]

Dropbox works like on the phones... its been long since I used dropbox but i remember you can mark the file ‘offline’ so it will be stored locally but im not sure if you update the file through another device, it will also update the offline file...

 

[Digitalguy]

Dropbox works like on the phones... its been long since I used dropbox but i remember you can mark the file ‘offline’ so it will be stored locally but im not sure if you update the file through another device, it will also update the offline file...

You can mark a file offline with the free version, for folders you need the paid version. I have not tried with single files but for updating folders see my post above