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Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you have a question that isn't covered by the FAQ's please create a new topic here. Dropbox account suspended for excessive public-link traffic I get this message: “Public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic” on shared links. Quick…
My Dropbox is full (1.99 GB / 2 GB), but I have no files. There is a shared file/folder that shows a 404 error and I cannot remove or leave it. I cannot add it (storage full), cannot delete it, and no options are available. It seems like a ghost shared folder is using all my space. Can someone from Dropbox support fix this?
Hello everyone, I am a freelancer, and I have been using Dropbox Transfer since its launch as an alternative to similar services, precisely because it is included in my paid plan. And because it allows me to offer my clients a simple and more professional experience, also thanks to the customization options. In recent…
Hi, long time no see..well something happend today..because this problem occur again. I have an xml file which i share with my own smart TV app, but it doesn't work. | The Dropbox Community What have you done different today? Or excactly 5 hours ago..
I'm using an external drive to store my Dropbox synced files and every time I restart Dropbox or restart my Macbook it forces Dropbox to index. hI haven't disconnected the external drive once, and I left it plugged in overnight with Dropbox open and when I logged into my Macbook today (from sleep) the Dropbox app was…
I am a team admin with full rights but Dropbox is preventing me from sharing some folders but not others. How do I solve this?
Operating System macOS11.7.10 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 244.4.6580 Syncing Status 1 file is unable to sync Issue While organising and renaming files in Finder, I accidentally typed the \ character in one of the file names. I corrected it almost immediately, but not before Dropbox had registered it as a file…
Hello Team, I have hired an outsourced team to design few files and videos for me and I want to keep all of the files secured under my access in my Business Dropbox account Folder to which my freelancers can get the access to upload any amount of content but they should have not the access to remove the files, they can…
I know there is an older (2019) post about this, but the time left to sync seems to have disappeared again. any idea why this has disappeared again. Now when I hover over the icon, it just shows 'updating' and no info about time left. As the 2019 messages indicated, this was helpful and it would be great to have it back.
Apple M1 Pro 16GB RAM macOS Sonoma 14.4 Dropbox v194.4.6267 For some time now I have been unable to set files or folders as "available offline" in actuality. The check mark next to the file or folder changes to a green tick when I choose to "make available offline" but the cloud icon (seems this is a macOS icon, not a…
Users C Drive is low on Space. There is another D Drive installed that has more than enough space. When I attempted to just move the Dropbox folder, it told me it couldnt because the Backups were on a different Drive. So I stopped backups of the folders (Desktop, Documents, Downloads), Did what I needed to do to move them…
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