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Beta Build 185.3.5933
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…
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Only my personal Team folder shows in Office apps.
I have Dropbox Desktop. I have two accounts: Personal, and Business. The Business account allocates me an individual folder and a team folder. In times past, before I was given an individual folder for work (why? I don't know. Didn't ask for it), my dropbox was easily accessible with Office applications. NOW, when I click…
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I am unable to copy and paste camera uploads into a picture file on my computer.
I cannot copy and paste camera uploads into a picture file on my computer. I used to take my camera uploads and put them in picture files to save space on my iPhone and organize my photos. Now, I cannot copy multiple pictures and paste them, there is no option. They only allow me to move them into a different Dropbox file.
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Camera Upload Not Syncing New Photos on Iphone
I have Dropbox installed on my computer, and when I plug in my phone I get the message, "No new images or videos were found on Ashley's iPhone" when in fact there are lots of new images and videos for Dropbox to add to my Camera Upload folder. All my settings are correct on my computer to take the files from my phone and…
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The Dropbox desktop app on my computer is giving me an error when I try to sign in
Hello, For some reason, I cannot sign into the Dropbox app on the computer anymore. At first, I was having problems with syncing. It kept saying that I was not connected to the internet. So I uninstalled and reinstalled it. I also changed Proxy Setting to "No Proxy" as I heard it may fix the problem. Now, when I try to…
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Backup, sync, external drives and local backup
Hi. I want help to see if I'm doing the right thing here. Maybe I'm being dumb and you have a better idea for my problem. * My computer has 500GB of space. * I work on my projects locally and save them in an external drive (4TB) when finished (I have a backup of the external drive in another building). * Every day I sync…
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Beta Build 184.3.6534
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…
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Dropbox not syncing file unless I refresh folder
Hi Folks, My problem is to do with syncing. I have an outbuilding with four large freezers, the temperatures are monitored via a data logger that writes every hour to a .txt file kept in my Dropbox folder. The idea is that I can view those temperatures remotely on my phone. My problem is that Dropbox doesn't notice that…
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Backup entire Dropbox folder to cloud backup service
I have stopped using my local hard drive to store my files and instead upload everything to Dropbox. Realizing the risk this presents, I'd like to create an automatic backup system as a precautionary measure and want to find out if there are any cloud backup services (e.g., Backblaze, etc.) that will synch with my Dropbox…
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Cannot install Dropbox with Windows 11
Dropbox was installed before the upgrade to Windows 11. It has run completely fine but with the recent update to dropbox I was told I needed to update to the latest version in order to continue using Dropbox. However, despite my attempts to install the update it never starts. I have since completely uninstalled Dropbox and…
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I thought that my Dropbox account was closed for inactivity
May Dropbox account was used on cell phone in 2015 to save photos. After this, I used my IMAC only to check Dropbox activity about twice per year when I got their emails. By 2018, I was assured by Dropbox Support that my account would auto-close for inactivity, as I wished. I kept getting email warnings: "your Dropbox will…
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Cannot install app on Windows 11
I cannot install the Dropbox app on my new Windows 11 machine. The regular install file didn't work so I tried using the full install file (Dropbox 173.4.6706 Offline Installer.x86.exe); when that gave me the message "The installer did not complete. Installation has been aborted" I turned off Microsoft Defender Firewall,…
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Can't disable downloads on a shared link
Hello! I wanted to ask i've been trying to change settings for a share link iv'e created so who ever gets this link won't be able to download the file, but the setting won't allow me to change it - The download section is disabled and I can't change it. Here's a photo of it: I'm adding a photo to show you. Please help me,…
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Sign in doesn't work in the app.
I had to reinstall Windows 11. Thus also Dropbox. Clicks on the icon on the taskbar brings up "Sign in". Pressing the icon, but nothing happens. I have access Dropbox via the website ig that matter.
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Moving Dropbox folders via Explorer gets stuck and never makes progress, but works on Dropbox web
Greetings, We have a Dropbox Business account, tons of free space, on an enterprise domain, and my CFO is unable to do simple tasks such as moving (copy/paste) a folder within Dropbox (via Explorer) into another folder inside Dropbox. The folder is about 300 MB and should take seconds on our Fiber/Gigabit LAN, but instead…
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Completely uninstall dropbox
Why when I uninstall dropbox it is still there?? It comes out of my programs and the App disappears when I press uninstall, but when I type in dropbox my folders and everything still comes up. I want it all to be gone so I can start a brand new one. I had some sharing problems with the old one. Please help, I am so…
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Sync copy of file to two folders (one shared, one not) within single Dropbox folder
Can I sync a file between two different subfolders in the same Dropbox folder on the same computer? (Want all files in my unshared folders but synced copies of some of the same files also in a shared folder that syncs whenever file saved.)
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How to permanently stop the auto-backup of USB connected temp drives (W7)
How can I permanently configure DropBox to NOT try and backup every single USB drive I connect to the computer and thus depositing its little .dropbox.device file into the root folder without permission? I've been right through all the settings of the desktray application and there appears to be no conventional way of…
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Unable to stop popup asking me to back up thumb drives
Whenever I plug in a USB thumb drive to my PC, Dropbox asks me if I want to back it up. I NEVER want to back it up. The instructions I found said to go to my settings and select the BACKUP tab, which I so far have been unable to find. The Settings tabs consist of General, Plan, Security, Notifications (which does not…
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Error when trying to open images on my new desktop
If I am on my laptop or my phone I can go to Dropbox and click on a picture and it opens just fine. If I try this on my newer Dell Desktop then I get an error message saying Photos can't open this file because the format is currently unsupported. If I click on a photo not in Dropbox on my desktop then it opens just fine. I…
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Selective sync, not working. Minus sign.
Hi I work on a shared project with multiple people, We are a video company. one editor usually gets the files from the camera folks and uploads the footage to the three other editors. he usually sends an upload link to whoever is editing. One editor gets segment A, the 2nd gets segment B etc. So not everyone needs every…
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Can I use special characters in a folder name?
Добрый день Возможно ли использование спецсимволов, чтобы на маке папка была видна, а на windows такая папка пропускалась при синхронизации?
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Stable Build 183.4.7058
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * Introducing a new feature for efficient hard drive space management in Dropbox, allowing users to easily track storage usage and opt for online-only storage to conserve…
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Dropbox app menu is hidden
Hi all. Am new here. I have just installed Dropbox on my Windows 10. When the box opens part of the top section is hidden at the top of the page!! I cannot see the full box menu or move it. Please help. Thanks, This is the top of the screen.
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How To Remove The /DropBox from the path In C Drive
Whenver I navigate through my folder, and go to the main drive, the path makes no sense as it is /dropbox/my pc. I deleted dropbox and its still there pls help. How do i remove the dropbox folder and dropbox from the path. its driving me nuts! that is the /dropbox thing im talking about. i want it removed!!!
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Disable notification about specific folder or App
Hi, I am using Joplin for notes, and dropbox to save my notes. I get a notification on my Linux machine every time a temp file is added and removed. Which is a lot. I don't want to disable notification for all the activity in Dropbox, but want to disable it for one folder. Is that possible?
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Why do I have two Dropbox applications on my computer?
I'm really confused. I now have two Drop Box applications on my computer. Is there someone (a Drop Box Guru perhaps) who can share my screen and tell me how to merge or eliminate one of the DB applications without the possibility of losing any files?
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Windows explorer is crashing when we right click on any folder
We have a problem in our company on several comps. When we right click on any folder or file Windows-explorer.exe is crushing dawn and restart. Reinstall didn't help. Any idea?
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Can't sign in to W11 app (new computer).
Here's the msg I get. Tried uninstalling, restarting computer, etc. Works fine on my W11 laptop and my W10 computer. Never get a sign in screen, just flickers for a fraction of a second whether I use sign in or create a new account...
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Files aren't downloading as available offline
Hi, I have recently purchased a new PC, and on downloading the Dropbox installer and running it I no longer have the option that was there before of having everything offline. I un-installed and re-installed several times, but the option was just not there, so Dropbox synced everything as online only. I have since right…