ok - i poked around the box site some more, they are sayign replace box sync with box drive as latest box drive has all the relevant features
the initial mirror via FFS has completed
I will leave it a while then go back and check it again.
i have a feeling that 1st run to any new drive or cloud is slow as it has to create a "last time i looked" list for future use
I will probably hold off testing box with CC until the new beta is ready for testing
FYI.
https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/art...c-to-Box-Drive
there are known issues with having both Box Sync and Box Drive installed on a single machine. And since Box Drive 2.4 has nearly all of Sync’s capabilities -- including the ability to work offline -- and since it includes an automated Sync Uninstaller, it’s worthwhile, simple, and fast to transition fully to Box Drive.