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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…
Hello I have a cloud icon on Dropbox files until I click them. Because of that my files are unavailable offline. Files were uploaded from another device, I opened Dropbox app and when back offline. I want to have all of my files available on my hard drive, especially when I'm offline. I think I have the correct settings…
Hello, After years of not using my Dropbox account I logged in and when I tried to share a file I was greeted with: Error in call to API function 2 sharing create shared link with settings: We’ve suspended your sharing activity because of a violation of Dropbox’s Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy, and Terms of…
My activity is not visible to other users. There was no problem two hours ago, but now it suddenly doesn’t work The file appears to be up to date, but on other people's computers, it’s clearly not. Please help me
Hi, I'm new here and I'm trying to figure out a problem. So our website has embedded a shared Dropbox link to host the files so I can upload them to a server but it is a common issue that it is not syncing with the website. I have already tried to clear caches, checking fire wall, anti virus, network connections but…
I have a large, 165 GB file that my local computer can in no way accept into its Dropbox folder and then select online only. I have read that I can go Dropbox on my browser and upload a file directly to my account on the https://www.dropbox.com/home page. The first issue I see is that I can't select a folder to put it in.…
I'm trying to share a folder and keep getting the error message: "We’ve interrupted your sharing activity. For details or to contact support, read our help centre article." I've read the article but it's not helpful for next steps because I have no idea which of the issues is causing this error message. I'm on a basic plan…
I cannot share my files anymore. When attempting to I am getting this message below "We’ve interrupted your sharing activity. For details or to contact support, read our help centre article." I have read the help centre article but am none the wiser. Is there anyone here from Dropbox that can help as customer support is…
I have a Plus account which I upgraded to be able to share my wedding photos with family and friends. When I sent the link to the folder to my father, he was immediately asked to pay £8 and set-up his own account. Plus he's now been bombarded with emails from Dropbox. Have I misunderstood what Dropbox can do? I don't want…
I'm doing some work for a company and would like to upload large files directly to their Dropbox folder. However, I have a free account, and the research I've done makes it sound like I can't join the folder because I don't have enough storage. Do I really have to purchase a subscription just to upload files to someone…
I am backing up an external drive on macos and it seems to be stuck updating a pdf that has a hash for the filename - probably a mail attachment deep in a mail directory. Unlike a couple of toher files, where VBackup has alerted me to illegal characters, there is no notificaiton. Aside from searching for that file and…
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