Solve issues with deleting, editing, and organizing files and folders in your Dropbox account.
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. I can't delete an old Dropbox Backup If an old computer or external drive backup is still using your Dropbox storage and you can't find the option to delete it, these steps can help…
I would like to mark my important files this way, then could filter down to those.
So I am trying to understand what has happened, and how to avoid it again (i'm assuming it is something I have done) I'm coding micro controllers for a project of mine (arduino IDE) and have about 100 versions of said program saved in my dropbox. Everytime I create a new version it creates a new directory with about 20…
I don't understand much about Dropbox, and it is virtually impossible to get answers, but....Does Dropbox sometimes remove files from your folder without your request or permission? Just now, I received the following message: 1 day until expiration for Annette Hanshaw's RECORDINGS (1926-1934). Does that mean that Dropbox…
Need a way to get a version of a file from a specific date. I can see version history, but I don't want to scroll through hundreds of versions to get to the one I want...
Hi everyone, I'm using Dropbox Backup and I would like to understand how version control works. Is it possible to limit the number of backup versions per file? For example, can I set Dropbox to keep only the 10 most recent versions of a file, automatically deleting the oldest one when a new version is created?…
Hello! (1) Can I delete the whole dropbox-folder architecture (because sync does not work anymore) without risking to loose any data (folder) of my dropbox? (2) How can I indicate the status of the file for uploading, i.e., sync offline, or, only-one file, etc? (3) How can I change the status of a file or folder according…
In Android, its not possible to find text inside a file and I need manually searching by scrolling through the file and wasting a lot of time
If I make changes to the excel file on my Dropbox account and then go to my ipad and open the file through the Dropbox app, it is an older version. It even says that the file hasn’t been modified for several days. What am I missing? Thanks! C
Dear Dropbox Gurus, I am setting up a folder where members of my team will be able to upload data from an external system that we will use for other processes. What I would like to do is unify the file names and if possible have Dropbox automatically rename the files to a standardized format without relying on the user to…
"Your account will not freeze completely though, you get the options to download and/or delete files from your account to free up space and go under-quota." My experience is the same as others' -- this option to "download and/or delete files from your account to free up space and go under-quota" is untrue and has not been…
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