Rich Super User II

@"mopa" wrote:I have already sent an invitation to install a Dropbox to my friends and they did it but I can't get more space (for 4 of them). What's is the problem? You can view the status of your referrals on your Plan page.

@haw3455 wrote: All of my files that are on My PC (desktop) somehow got into the Dropbox You have the computer backup feature enabled. https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/automatic-computer-backup-faqs

@"Muslih rasooli" wrote: I have 3 gmail when I invite my second gmail for dropbox, dropbox give me 500 mb extra storage and when I invite my third gmail and i install dropbox desktop app and sign in Dropbox didnt gave to me any extra storage You shoudn't have received the first 500MB bonus. The referral system is for…

@"Christina07Frankfurt" wrote:I'm just confused why a new account is created for me. Because despite Google treating gmail.com and goolemail.com as the same account, they are, in fact, two different email addresses, and since Dropbox requires a unique email address for each account, they rightfully treat each email address…

@"FlavioTorelli" wrote: My desktop app shows a red 1 on its icon. What is this? You have a notification. Single-click the icon to open the Dropbox window, then go to the Notifications tab.

@"robschieren" wrote:Is there a way to contact Dropbox fraud/security to stop these emails from being sent from Dropbox or on behalf of Dropbox as the attachment is fraudulent and possibly a virus? Forward all details to abuse@dropbox.com.

@"Trish S.2" wrote:Using Dropbox Professional I've set a password for Folder but when I email link to myself (as a test) No password is required to get into folder Because you're logged into the account, and Dropbox knows it's you. If you want to test a link to see how it's received by someone other than you, you need to…

@"JLR-001" wrote:I'm uploading ... into his dropbox acocunt, my account should not have any bearing should it? You're not uploading into his account. You're uploading into a folder in your account, that happens to be shared with him. Since the folder exists in your account, it takes up space in your account. *…

@"gaspy" wrote:Is there a way to automate that? That's already how Dropbox works. As long as you have the Dropbox application installed on both computers, any changes made within the Dropbox folder on one computer are automatically synced to your account online, and then to the other comptuer.

@"LenaBayon" wrote: Voice recorder cant connect with dropbox to save my file You need to contact the creators of the Voice Recorder app. They need to apply for production status of their app so they can enable more users.

@"fbugay" wrote:If I change ownership will I free up space in the original dropbox account? Changing ownership doesn't free up space, because after changing ownership, the folder is still in your Dropbox. After changing ownership, if you no longer need the folder, you can remove yourself from the share and that will free…

@"shanen0" wrote:Apparently this was created in the installation process ... but I don't care much about figuring out such incompetence. You enabled the computer backup feature during the installation process. Reinstall Dropbox, allow everything to sync, then go into Dropbox Options and you can disable the feature. *…

@"Dylanmg" wrote:Dropbox has just started deleting most of my files and folders. It seems to have begun just after my external hard drive went offline, which is where I sync Dropbox to. And this is PRECISELY why external drives are not supported by Dropbox. If the drives goes offline while Dropbox is running, Dropbox just…

@"lk1701" wrote:Is there a way (trick, app, function) how I can upload files to my Dropbox via email? Dropbox has no such function, but there are a couple third-party services that can accomplish that. Do a Google search for "email files to Dropbox" and you'll find them. [Moderator edit: This is now possible via the Email…

Dropbox released a beta feature for automatically backing up your computer folders. If you'd like to disable this, then please check out the steps towards the bottom of this article. You can also refer to the following thread to continue the discussion.…

@"Wols" wrote:Some of the photos in my dropbox folder show green tick. other show a small cloud. What do the symbols mean? Green check marks indicate a Local file. The cloud indicates an Online-only file, using Smart Sync. * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/sync-icons *…

@"ahmed maher" wrote:How can I see the complete activity? If that's not possible, is it possible to see the complete history (times, dates, IP address) of the times my account opened one of my own files? I need to see my account's activity back in the fall of 2016. There's no option available for that. Only what you see on…

@"neil10" wrote:Hi, is dropbox S mode a cut down version? ... My usual access, although alloows me to view, doesnt allow edit. I tried to reinstall and seem only to have the S mode version available? Think of Dropbox for S Mode as a mobile Dropbox client. It doesn't sync files the same way as the full desktop application…

@"shadecat" wrote:The people I share it with report that when they click the link it is only 15 minutes. Is there a file size limit for a free account? That's expected on a Basic account. People can preview the first 15 minutes. To see the video in its entirety, they need to download and play it on their computer. *…

@"MKelly1" wrote:When i share a link to a video people can only view the first 15 minuites of the video even though i can see the whole video on Dropbox. That is the expected behavior. In order to see the entire video, they'll need to download and play it on their computer. Refer to the following help article for more…

@"ljp319" wrote:I got this error 400 when i visited link: [link removed by moderator] anybody has idea? Contact the owner of the link. The file might not be available anymore.

@"spherious" wrote:i share a file, enter the address of the recipient, set it to view only, enter a message and send it. Sharing a file with view-only access is different from sharing a link to a file. Sharing with view-only access requires the recipient to have a Dropbox account, and the file will sync to their own…

The only unlimited plan on Dropbox is the Business Advanced plan, which is $20 per user per month, with a minimum of 3 users. https://www.dropbox.com/plans

@"Patience111" wrote: How can I stop screenshots from being uploaded to Dropbox? Disable the option in Dropbox Preferences: * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/photos/screenshots

@"ssoper" wrote:I found another article that informed me the limit for Excel spreadsheet files is 5GB ... 5 MB, not 5 GB. This is a Microsoft limitation for opening files within Excel Online, and nothing to do with Dropbox. * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/third-party/microsoft-office-faq

The issue is likely due to the fact that adding ?dl=1 to the end of a share link causes a redirect to a different URL. If your game server can't handle the redirect properly, you won't be able to host the file on Dropbox. Also, keep in mind that Dropbox was not intended to host live game files like that. It's a file sync…

@"Rscara" wrote:Yes, the app has always been required, but before it would simply create a folder that you could access via windows explorer as any other folder and it worked great, now i'm stuck accessing everything only through the app. Did you install the application from the Dropbox website, or though the Microsoft…

@"Rscara" wrote:Is it still possible to use Dropbox on PC without the app by browsing the dropbox folder in windows explorer as it was before? The Dropbox application has always been required. Without it, the Dropbox folder on your computer wouldn't exist and there would be no sync functionality. If you're referring to…

@"RonBuck" wrote:Whenever I insert an SD card into my Mac, I get a popup asking if I want to upload images to Dropbox. ... how can I disable this popup? Disable the Camera Uploads feature. * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/photos/camera-uploads-overview

@"David S.178" wrote:What are "not added" shared files and folders? They are shared folders that you removed from your Dropbox without removing your access. Such folders can be added back to your Dropbox from your Share page.