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Issues with collaboration on Microsoft Office files saved on Dropbox
Hi, we have a Dropbox Teams plan with multiple members all signing in using Single-sign on (Microsoft 365 accounts). We are all using MacOS laptops with the DropBox app all installed and set up. We have also connected the Dropbox app within Microsoft Teams and also added Dropbox as an online storage location within MS…
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Quick Actions Error: "WebGL not supported on your browser" (v246.4.3513 onwards)
Hello, I had been using the quick actions on screenshots seamlessly for months. But since the latest update, it shows an error saying "WebGL not supported on your browser". I know my GPU is old, (nVidia GE Force GT 730), but WebGL works perfectly fine for all other apps, and had been working just fine for Dropbox…
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Stable Build 266.4.3911
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Fixed an issue that could cause Camera Uploads to fail on macOS 26 and later. Fixed sharing window height on initialization. Fixed an issue where saving changes to an online-only file on macOS could…
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I can't move the Dropbox folder to an external RAID5 drive on my macOS Sequoia 15.7.
I have been unable to get Dropbox to allow the folder to be located on an external drive. I had it on a single drive and that worked fine, but that single drive failed, and it now cannot be located to one of the external RAID5 drives. Is there a work around for this?
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Microsoft Word files keep being deleted from my Mac, while I'm working on them. Why is that?
I am using the Dropbox desktop app on a Mac. Twice now, I have had files deleted out from under me, literally as I was still working on them in Word. In place of the filename, it shows up as a weird temp file. Once I closed it without realizing and thought I had lost the file completely, but was able to restore it by…
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IDLK files sync problems with Dropbox make InDesign unusable and ignore rules don't work
Out of the blue I'm having the good old recurring problems with *.idlk files getting locked by Dropbox idiotically trying to sync them. It's been fine for a couple of years for me, until it came back all of a sudden now. I tried setting up Ignore rules in the Dropbox ignore file - to no avail. The program stupidly keeps…
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Certain folders in my Dropbox folder are showing as package files on macOS 15.7.4
Suddenly on my mac (running 15.7.4) and dropbox 264.4.3421, several folders are showing as packages in finder. I can access the contents by right clicking and "show package contents", but that's a clumsy workaround to do often. All of my files are set to offline accessible and it's showing no sync issues. I've only seen…
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Allow user to remove "update your credit card" banner
A minority of users cannot provide a valid credit card for some time. It is annoying and not fair to expose those users who paid for their account to a constant and unremovable banner My subscription expires in 5 months, so I will see this banner every time I log into my account. Have you thought about how this feels for…
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How can I stop Dropbox from copying all of my pictures on my computer?
How can I stop Dropbox from copying all of my pictures on my computer? When I delete a picture from Dropbox it just gets relpaced with another one.
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Can't see the files from my computer on my Android device
Hello, I create Dropbox files on my PC and can view them on my Android phone. They don't go anywhere else. Recently, changes to the PC files were not showing on the phone, just the old version. I checked the account on the phone, and it was showing an obsolete email address from about 5 years ago. I managed to change it to…
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Can't update the Dropbox app past v254.4.2518 on Windows 10, error code -1073741819
I'm on Dropbox 254.4.2518 on Windows 10 and I can't update to any newer version. Every time I manually try to install a newer version, it fails with error code -1073741819 and the message "Installation failed with an unknown error." I've tried installing multiple newer versions using the standard installer, the full…
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This is my experience with using Mac OS File Provider and Dropbox
I've been a Dropbox user for nearly 20 years. I'm writing this after days of troubleshooting, a brand new 24TB external drive I had to buy for $500, and a workflow that is still not fully restored. How it started It began with a routine reorganization — moving files across some large directories. Dropbox simply stopped…
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How can I download the Dropbox icon to my navigation tray on Windows 11?
How do I download the Dropbox icon to my Windows 11 navigation tray?
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Right-click context menu has disappeared from Dropbox folder in File Explorer
I'm running Dropbox (paid personal account) on Windows 10 (version 10.0.19045.7291) and the right-click context menu has completely disappeared from Windows Explorer. The sync overlay icons (green checkmarks etc.) are still showing correctly, but no Dropbox options appear when right-clicking files or folders. Here's…
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Is it faster to upload photos via camera uploads, if I connect my iPhone to my computer?
Hello. I need some help regarding backing up my entire iPhone photo Gallery to Dropbox app’s Camera Uploads folder. It seems as tho doing it over the iOS app, if you have a big gallery to import, it takes a long time. does connecting my iPhone to a MacBook’s Dropbox Desktop app have a faster upload speed and it will make…
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Files created before a certain date won't sync on Mac devices
Recently I've run into an odd problem where Word files created before a certain date have stopped syncing. I have Dropbox added to Word for Mac as a "save" destination. I can pull up the files in Word or through Finder, and if I make a change and save the document into my Dropbbox save destination, a window pops up…
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I removed Dropbox from my computer, which deleted my Desktop folder, and I can't restore it.
Hello, I'm dealing with the biggest emergency of 2026. I erased Dropbox through Mac Settings (Documents - File Browser) by mistake, since I completely forgot that my desktop was automatically synchronized to Dropbox. Now it shows like the screen capture below. I searched and found two possible ways of recovering it: 1. Use…
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Desktop app not opening on MacOS 12.7.6
I have performed an advanced uninstall and reinstalled a new version, but still I have no dropdown menu if I left click on the dropbox icon at the top of my screen. A few minutes in, I get a message saying I'm not connected to the internet, but I am. What to do??? Thank you.
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Getting error 535887868 when installing the Dropbox desktop app on a Windows 11 computer
I can't get Dropbox on my Windows 11 computer to connect to the rest of the network. No one else at my company is having issues with syncing, so I know it's my computer. I've tried reinstalling Dropbox and using the offline installer. I've tried turning off my firewall during installation. I've tried uninstalling the app.…
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I'm unable to change my Dropbox folder path on the desktop app.
I've reinstalled the program, deleted my app data, but no matter what I do, when I navigate to try to change my folder path, the app crashes and restarts. No error code, nothing. Dropbox support was unable to figure it out. Anyone else have issues with this?
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Getting an installation error with code 1073740791 on Windows
Hi there, I saw other users also had this issue. I uninstalled Dropbox from my PC and am now trying to reinstall it. No matter what I try, I get the following: I've tried all different things from the web and advanced install and all.. Nothing works.. Any ideas???
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I have no right-click options in my Dropbox folder on two Windows computers
I have a paid account. I went back & forth with Dropbox CS and their answer ended up being (after many technical tries): "we'll let you know when we have a solution"! I use windows 10 on 1 desktop, and windows11 on a laptop. Both don't work. I have no Right-click options. I can't decide what folders are in the cloud and…
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The Dropbox desktop app syncs extremely slowly on my MacOS
Hi everyone, it's been around two months since I started struggling with Dropbox slowing my computer down extreeeemely while syncing on my MacOS. Ive been using Dropbox for a couple of years now, and I never had this problem. Based on available help on Dropbox and Reddit forums and official tips from Dropbox themselves, I…
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Feedback on how file storage is displayed and issues after moving to the File Provider update
Apple's File Provider API changed how Dropbox displays storage. It shows logical file size instead of local disk usage. This update makes it hard to see if files take up actual space on your Mac. I hate everything about Dropbox since it moved locations within the Apple/Mac system and I wish they would fix all of the sync…
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The user I referred signed in to the mobile app, but Dropbox still says "waiting for install”.
Hi, there. I referred a new Dropbox user through my referral link. The user created a new account through the link, verified the email address, and installed and signed in to the Dropbox mobile app. My referral page states that the referred user must “create a Dropbox account and install the desktop or mobile app.”…
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Cut the Clutter: Ignore Files Feature is now live
Update: This feature is now live and available to all individual plan customers! Thank you to all our testers, and share your feedback with the team, we're still eager to hear from you! For years you’ve asked for a simple way to exclude files and folders from sync without using selective sync feature. We’re testing a new…
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Stable Build 264.4.3421
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Fixed a macOS File Provider issue that could cause Dropbox to crash while handling file changes during sync recovery. Fixed an issue where the updater could crash on very old CPUs. Fixed an issue…