A method for providing shared content item workspaces with selective content item synchronization, the method comprising the steps of: displaying, on a graphical user interface provided by an operating system of a personal computing device, an actionable shared workspace launcher icon for a shared workspace, the shared workspace associated with a user account held with a content management system; upon the personal computing device joining the shared workspace accessible by the user account held with the content management system, downloading metadata to the personal computing device from a control server of the content management system, the metadata pertaining to the shared workspace, and enabling a representation in the graphical user interface of the shared workspace, the shared workspace comprising one or more content items, the metadata specifying that a content item is either configured for offline access or for cloud access; upon the personal computing device joining the shared workspace, downloading the one or more content items configured for offline access from a content item server of the content management system; responsive to an activation of the actionable shared workspace launcher icon for the shared workspace, displaying, within a window displayed on the graphical user interface, a representation of the shared workspace using the metadata, the representation comprising a corresponding actionable file system icon for each of the one or more content items, the corresponding actionable file system icon for each of the one or more content items comprising a synchronization configuration status indicating that the content item is either configured for offline access or for cloud access; responsive to a first activation of the actionable file system icon corresponding to a particular content item configured for cloud access, downloading the particular content item from the content item server of the content management system and updating display of the synchronization configuration status of the corresponding actionable file system icon for the particular content item to indicate that the particular content item is currently configured for offline access; responsive to determining that an amount of a local storage space at the personal computing device occupied by one or more content items in the shared workspace that are configured for offline access exceeds a threshold, prompting a user of the personal computing device to change the synchronization configuration status of one or more content items that are currently configured for offline access to cloud access responsive to a second activation of the actionable file system icon corresponding to the particular content item, deleting the particular content item from the personal computing device, and updating display of the synchronization configuration status of the corresponding actionable file system icon for the particular content item to indicate that the content item is currently configured for cloud access. displaying, on a graphical user interface provided by an operating system of a personal computing device, an actionable shared workspace launcher icon for a shared workspace, the shared workspace associated with a user account held with a content management system; upon the personal computing device joining the shared workspace accessible by the user account held with the content management system, downloading metadata to the personal computing device from a control server of the content management system, the metadata pertaining to the shared workspace, and enabling a representation in the graphical user interface of the shared workspace, the shared workspace comprising one or more content items, the metadata specifying that a content item is either configured for offline access or for cloud access; upon the personal computing device joining the shared workspace, downloading the one or more content items configured for offline access from a content item server of the content management system; responsive to an activation of the actionable shared workspace launcher icon for the shared workspace, displaying, within a window displayed on the graphical user interface, a representation of the shared workspace using the metadata, the representation comprising a corresponding actionable file system icon for each of the one or more content items, the corresponding actionable file system icon for each of the one or more content items comprising a synchronization configuration status indicating that the content item is either configured for offline access or for cloud access; responsive to a first activation of the actionable file system icon corresponding to a particular content item configured for cloud access, downloading the particular content item from the content item server of the content management system and updating display of the synchronization configuration status of the corresponding actionable file system icon for the particular content item to indicate that the particular content item is currently configured for offline access;