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Spotlight returns no search hits for my DropBox on MacBook Pro with M3 Max chip
Using DropBox for maybe 10 years, so not a newbie by any stretch of the imagination. New MacBook Pro M3 Max. Searchlight returns no results for my DropBox. Ideas?
Icon missing in Menu Bar Mac Sonama
Hi. The Dropbox logo is missing from the menu bar on MAC Sonama 14.1.2. It does not show when DB is running. I have uninstalled and reinstalled DB but still not there. When MBP is restarted, the icon shows briefly then dissapears Any ideas? Peter
Backing up of more than one drive
Is it really true that I can only back up one drive, even though I have folders on my C drive and E drive? That seems rubbish.
The app no longer syncs with your Windows 11 PC.
L'app non sincronizza più con il PC cpon Windows 11 - Grazie ----------- The app no longer syncs with your Windows 11 PC - Thank you
Dropbox not syncing with others I share documents with.
I cannot seem to get my documents to sync with the other I share with. They can't see my revisions and I can't see theirs
What is this Sync Status
Every 20 seconds - it's doing me head in I can't seee what its trying to do Adrian
What does this icon mean?
Hello! Can you please tell me what mens this icon?
"Could not complete sign in. Please try again" error on Win11
Hello, I am running windows 11, and had to update my username as windows truncated to 5 characters. I successfully followed the following guide to update the username: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/change-name-of-user-profile-folder-in-windows-11.2133/ However, once the username updated it broke my dropbox install pointing…
Cannot Make Files Online-Only On Mac
I am essentially out of space on my computer despite having plenty available in the cloud, and the hundreds of gB's I'm using are taking up space on both my dropbox and my computer itself. When I right-click the file within Finder, there is no option to "make online-only". I have already turned this feature on as well as…
No progress/percentage bar for syncing files on the desktop app
Hello, I am using the desktop version of Dropbox on a Macbook Pro. I have been syncing files from my external hard drive into the Dropbox app. Nowhere does it show me the progress of how much has been uploaded, and how much time/ percentage is left. It's been 7 days-- and it's literally still going. I can see the cloud and…
Where is Copy Dropbox Link?
Folks, I used to be able to R clik the folder I want to share and 'Copy Dropbox Link'. Now with a new puter and windows 11, I dion't see that option? how do I share a folder now??
Syncing Dropbox with local PC
I recently purchased a new computer and am trying to get my Dropbox files on my local computer. Some are there but not many. How do i activate the download/sync process?
Dropbox backup to external hard drive
Hi dropbox community, I’m recently doing a backup to my external hard drive with dropbox backup. However, today when I log into the same account on different computers, the highlighted button seems to be missing. Can anyone point out why and how to re-enable this function?
Why is Dropbox using over 250 MB of my PC memory while I have no files?
I do hope that someone can answer my question, as this is very disturbing. Why is Dropbox using over 250 MB of my PC memory while: 1. I have ZERO (0) files stored 2. I have logged out 3. this is cloud storage only, no files are ever stored on my computer What exactly did Dropbox place in my computer of 224.9 MB in size???…
Files take forever to sync from one Mac computer to another
I often (attempt to) use dropbox to transfer files from my laptop to desktop computer. Some days this simple process takes far too long. I just placed a simple 500k file in my laptop dropbox. The file says synced in dropbox. 17 minutes later in my desktop, the file still is not in my drop box which also says synced. I have…
Stable Build 190.4.6383
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * Added messaging during plan changes for certain quota and add-on restrictions. Fixed in this update: * Fixed an issue where the onboarding video overlay would vanish before…
Dropbox notifications popup window is partially off screen; cannot access preferences
Dropbox popup window is partially off screen; cannot quit Dropbox. In Windows 10, in the task bar, I click on Dropbox icon in the task bar notification area and the Dropbox window pops up with the upper half off screen, so I cannot quit Dropbox or access any Dropbox settings, search, open Dropbox folder on local computer…
Dropbox app is not opening after Mac and Dropbox update
i updated dropbox app and updated my mac both to the latest version then after that dropbox app refused to open , i tried deleting it then downloading an older version of the app but it still didn’t work, also i tried to download the latest version again and when it was downloaded there is no folder attached to the app to…
Beta Build 191.3.4892
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Offline Installer (ARM64) Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux…
How do I respond to a file request using dbxcli?
How can I respond to a file request using dbxcli? I don't have a GUI on the server that I want to send the files from.
How do I stop the Dropbox from moving my Downloads, Documents and Desktop folders into the app?
How do I stop the Dropbox app from moving my Downloads, Documents and Desktop folders into the Dropbox folder ? When I updated the Mac app it moved the dropbox folder into 'locations' set up links for Downloads, Desktop etc and moved all my Mac folders into the dropbox folder. Can undo that function so that my usual mac…
I can't delete pdf files on Windows 11 (home version)
I have been cleaning up my Dropbox files using Windows Explorer. I have 12 individual pdf files that I can not access or delete.
How to stop Dropbox from opening automatically on my Mac?
I've tried to follow the instructions that were provided to @Walter on 2/6/23 to disable automatic Dropbox start-up when I open my Mac. When I click on the Dropbox icon at the bottom of my screen, I get the file folders that I've set up, not a page that has my Profile initials. Where do I locate the Preferences? Thanks for…
Accessing .paper files from desktop app (Windows and Linux)
I have dropbox installed on both my Windows PC as well as on my Linux notebook. I am looking for the .paper files but cannot seem to find them anywhere. The only place I can access them is through the browser or on the mobile app. Can I access them through my file system?
I copied my Dropbox content from an old device. Why do they get re-synced on the new device?
I just moved 80 Gbytes of Dropbox folders and files (not that much really) to my new computer. First I copied them to an external hard drive. Then I installed the Dropbox application on the new computer. Then I copied all of the files from the external hard drive to the Dropbox folder on my new computer. Six days later…
Empty dropbox in the file explorer whereas files are visible in the web browser
Hi, I belong to a dropbox folder which is shared between different users, to share files. I have Edit permission. When logging into my dropbox account through a web browser I can see this folder, the subfolders and all their files. I have installed the Dropbox desktop app into my PC (Win10 Pro) and logged with my…
Why do my tags disappear when I set my files to online only?
Dear, i have installed dropbox app on 2 macs, i have sync my box and i have used colored native tags system on first mac to tag some files with custom tags. It was correctly replicated on second mac. So i switch all my files in "only online" mode and i lost all my tags. If i restore "local mode" it appear. Why? can i use…
Finder colour codes now seem to disappear when a file is online only
So it would seem that when I now make a file online only, the finder colour code associated with it disappears. Is this deliberate, because for me it's an absolute disaster? I use purple, for example to signify that a file is uploaded to my client's server. Very often I work on jobs that create many files that are shared &…
Pinning Dropbox to Taskbar
How do I pin Dropbox to my takbar? No matter what I try it will not add and then connect for use.
Zip Folder Downloaded from Dropbox 'is invalid'
Hi there, I've just encountered an issue where by a large-ish zipped file i am trying to download (about 4GB in size) cannot be unzipped / extracted even though it appears to download successfully. Anyone encountered something similar? (For context, Dropbox had been working fine for me previously, as I use it exclusively…

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