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Cannot start Dropbox app on Macbook
Hi, I installed Dropbox app on Macbook Pro, system Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68), but it cannot start. I have already tried to reinstall it, but still did not work. And the error file: bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox bn.VERSION: 170.4.5895 bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 61 bn.is_frozen: True machine_id:…
All my Dropbox right-click options are missing in MacOS.
Based on previous threads here, the solution seems to be to quit both Dropbox and Finder, but that has not worked for me. I have the Dropbox icon active in my menu bar, but don't have any right-click options as if it's not installed. Dropbox is enabled in my App extensions though. Also, I can no longer drag and drop files…
Dropbox is re-syncing my files again?
Why on earth is this happening ?!? its resyncing everything again nothing has been changed why ?
How can I sync folders and files from my computer to Dropbox without copying to the Dropbox folder?
How can I sync folders and files from my comupter to dropbox without copying the files or folders to the dropbox folder? When I delete a file or folder on my computer, I want this to be synced automatically as well. On my Mac this worked fine but on my Win 10 machine I can't find this option.
Extremely high CPU load on windows 10 with the latest version of dropbox
Task Manager is giving Dropbox a constant load of 50% slowing down and heating up my machine. I downgraded to the previous version of dropbox.. things are normal.. but within an hour Dropbox upgrades to the latest version and the problem returns. Any ideas how to fix this? All i can do now is Pause sync which immediately…
app doesn't show all of my folders that are visible on the website
I have the dropbox app on my other computer, and it works great. When I added the app to my second PC, only a few of the total amount of files were visible. Is there a way to tell the app to add more of the folders that I already have in my dropbox account?
Oops - running out of room on my initial sync.
I am setting up a new computer and syncing the files already on Dropbox from the previous computer. I failed to set one huge folder to online-only, and now I am running out of space on the new computer as it syncs. When I realized this, I set that huge folder to online-only, but it appears it may be too late since it…
problem with downloading big video from Dropbox
Hi, i have created a movie, and sent it to my computer over dropbox. The movie file is 4.1 GB, so it is pretty big. Every time i press download on my computer, it never completes the download, and i can't get the file from Dropbox over to my computer please help, i need this very much Thank You
Moving files to 'online only' takes several HOURS!
* I have the 2 TB Dropbox plan, using about 370 GB on my laptop. The laptop performance has been extremely slow for some months, so I decided to move my Dropbox folders to 'Online Only'. I thought this would take a few minutes - all my folders are up to date, so I expected only a quick comparison of every file. Instead,…
Ubuntu linux repository failure
I'm updating Dropbox through apt on Ubuntu 22.04, and run my usual command for updating all my packages. This time, I received the following error message: E: The repository 'http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco Release' no longer has a Release file.N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is…
Sync issues with Mac OS X folder migrate
After I migrated to the Mac OS X Library/Cloud Storage I am having continous sync problems I don't like the online files mode, I just want the folders I select to be always available offline. But files will not download, and it's always stuck in Syncing mode. I have given full disk access to dropbox and no fix. I have then…
slow uploading speed 200kb/sec ...
hi, I am using the Dropbox application on my Windows. since i am 2gb(free plan) user. I tried to upload my images to Dropbox, but it only gets 200kb/sec speed, which is very frustrating. I want to know how to solve this issue.? I was planning to buy a 2TB plan but if this case remains, it won't be of any use to mine. My…
VERY SLOW Upload speed uploading files from Dropbox desktop app
Hi there. can someone from the community/dropbox offical people please help: It has been a few weeks already. Unacceptably slow upload speed when syncing files using Dropbox desktop app. I browsed through and tried your help centre suggestions and also the community people suggestions. Still very slow. Not helping. I have…
re-linking a device
I had to install a new Windows OS, and was afraid that doing so might delete all my files and then sync those deletions--so I unlinked this PC from Dropbox. Actually, nothing was deleted on my PC. But now, I can't figure out how to get this PC linked again so it will sync. I have searched the FAQs, but can find NOTHING on…
After uninstalling the app, the drop box icon stays in my file explorer
and this is the error that comes when i click on it
Switched to Mac File Provider API version (174.4.5852) - now continually "syncing 6 files"
Hi! Hope someone can help me. Amongst the many problems with the new Mac FPAPI version, this one is a deal-breaker and I can't seen to figure out what's going on... My otherwise idle system cycles between "Your files are up to date" and "Syncing 6 Files" every few seconds. Indeed, it seems to be syncing *something* (and…
Beta Build 185.3.5963
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…
Dropbox Stuck trying to upload "My Outlook Data File(1).pst" Wont upload or download any other files
My dropbox has been stuck now for two days, not uploading or downloading any files, I've tried re-starting, updating, everything i can think of, but it stays as the below all the time!!!
Installation Failed error on the Dropbox desktop app
When I was Installation on my PC (windows 7) i'm getting notification "Installation failed. the dropbox installer failed to start". Please help me! Thank you
Unknown folder and icon in my desktop app called Dropbox cache.
Hello I just noticed there are a folder named ".dropbox.cache" and a file icon named "desktop" in my desktop app. What are they? Why did they appear all of sudden? Thanks
Dropbox files on PC are not showing up on the Dropbox website
I recently had to re-install Windows 10. I re-installed Dropbox using the install function from the Drobbox website. What shows in the Dropbox folder on my computer does not match what shows on the website. There are several important things I saved to Dropbox on my computer that are not showing on the Dropbox website and…
I cannot sign in in MacBook Air M1 (macOS Ventura)
I cannot sign in on macOS Ventura dropbox app. All previous mac sign ins were successful, I can also sign in into Web and Android. On macOS I get: - if trying to use Google oAuth I am not getting any message, just same login window. App is showing "Waiting to be linked..." - if I am trying to use password, it shows "where…
Error with highlighting to comment on shared pdf
When I select text in the pdf, the select tool works fine, and the correct text is highlighted. When I then click on the add comment pop-up, however, the highlight shifts some characters to the right. Sometimes this isn't a problem, but sometimes it means that the highlight jumps whole words, sentences or paragraphs, so…
Add 'Make local-only' option & 'Make Type local-only' option
1) I do a lot of programming work in DB so I can easily go back to earlier versions of my code development, which for me is very useful. But there is a lot of conflict between DB & my development system trying to access the files at the same time, causing numerous errors in file access. I have no control over where the…
Resync existing Dropbox local folder with existing Dropbox pro account
Hi here, I have a pro Dropbox account and we are three people that work with that account. I installed a NAS in my office and I could not use the NAS Dropbox folder with the Dropbox app, so I used the NAS sync utility which worked fine. When I updated the NAS firmware the Sync utility stopped working, so I had to find a…
Cannot login and install with new PC. Security code is invalid even if it's correct
I have been struggling with the installation on my new PC laptop. It asks for SECURITY CODE but it says invalid even if it's not. Now I reached the number of attempts to login and my account is locked of 24hrs. Very frustrating.
I cannot see files in my account but my team members can.
Hello. I have a hard time viewing the files my teammate uploaded. It is available in everyone's folder but I cannot see it on my end even though it was shared with me. Please help!
how to STOP all automatic syncing
I want to stop all automatic syncing. I accidentally allowed this when migrating to a new device and it's ruining my life. All the support I can find is to fix sync failures. I want to STOP ALL and only manually add files to drop box. I have deleted the desktop app. Thanks!
Why does Apple FileProvider force files into the ~/Library folder which is hidden by default?
Sorry if I’ve misunderstood this article but is it true that Apple’s upcoming FileProvider saves files into the ~/Library folder? If so, could someone help me understand what the advantage is because it’s a mind-numbingly painful idea for many reasons, one being that ~/Library is hidden by default for most people, another…
Stable Build 184.4.6543
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * French Canadian is now an available language. * Added a Sign yourself action to the file context menu to start the add signature flow. * Modified the login experience so…

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