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Unlinked, deleted dropbox in laptop , will delete dropbox files in my harddisk affect the cloud?
Hi, Need to remove the company's dropbox in my laptop as I resigned from the company. I've unlinked and removed the desktop app in my laptop, but notice there is a dropbox file in my user file. Will it affect the cloud if I am to permanently delete the file in my user file? Thanks.
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Can't open/start Dropbox after reinstalling
Hello, I'm having serious problems reinstalling Dropbox to get myself out of the beta testing. I've managed to reinstall a stable version but now the app refuses to open/start. Please, help. I've copy-pasted the error message below. Thanks so much in advance. I use a Macbook Pro. 😕 bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox bn.VERSION:…
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I've looked everywhere online for my selective sync settings, but I can't find them.
I have looked everywhere on my Dropbox.com account and cannot find sync anywhere. I have found preferences and there is nothing about sync there. I have a colleagues whose screen shows sync under this menu. I have been on Dropbox since 2008. I upgraded the desktop app but don't know if or how I can update the desktop…
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Why are folders that are unchecked on my Dropbox account not removed or closed from my harddisk?
There is a difficult problem with my dropbox folder on the harddisk. When synchronising with my Dropbox account my small harddisk (256 GB) is completely full. And so the synchronising process is becoming interrupted. So I uncheck some of the large folders of my account (together some 100 Gb) to make space on my harddisk…
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How to mirror local files using Dropbox?
Hey everyone, I'm scouting the internet about something I've tried and google in different languages. Unfortunately, I don't get a 100% answer, so my question is... How can I synchronize the whole computer with all your "computers"? IOW. How to mirror your computer with a laptop, or even two computers? I am talking about a…
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Problem with MacOs Ventura 13.0 on my MacBook Pro
When my MacBook rebooted after upgrading to Ventura 13.0, I got this message: “Dropbox.app” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash. I clicked on "Cancel" and put this email together to send to y'all. What is the problem? What should I do?
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I can't access some folders after installing the app
Hi, I purchased a MacBook Pro, running Ventura 13.5. I installed Dropbox so I could access my existing files. After the install, I can only accesses a small portion of my files (they seem to be the ones saved to Dropbox, not one of the included sub files). Major file folders (Documents, Photos) are in Dropbox sub files,…
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Files sync to Mac computers, but not to a Windows one
Has anyone experienced this. I have 5 devices on which I share my Dropbox. 4 are Apple and sync instantaneously. My recent purchase of a windows laptop will not sync all of my folders/files/documents. I’m not getting timely support from Dropbox it’s been almost a month of back and forth emails and still they offer no…
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Signing out/one of multiple accounts only on the app.
I'm currently logged in to both my personal and work accounts on my Mac. I'm having some problems with selective sync in my personal account (that I didn't have before starting the work account) and before asking here how to solve them I'd like to try logging out of the business account only in case that's the cause of the…
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My online -only files take up space on my Windows device. Why?
I have an 8Tb drive where I store my dropbox files on my Windows computer and despite setting all files to be 'online only' as well as going to Dropbox preferences and setting select sync to not sync any folders I am still getting the message "Can't sync not enough free space". In my system settings it appears the files…
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Does desktop application support Windows Vista?
Does desktop application support Windows Vista?
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Start offline, but after time go online
Question is in the subject... and here is why. I had dropbox client on main disk (C:) and syncing on external USB drive (D:) When drive was disconnected, the client assumed I deleted everything and done that accordingly. Now, I am syncing to the main drive and (because of lost trust) backing up to external drive. But main…
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Beta Build 182.3.6279
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) Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86…
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File Provider upgrade is Beta or not?
New Apple MacBook Pro M2. Installed Dropbox, then see a message in the Dropbox app to upgrade to the new Apple File Provider API. There was no mention that this would be a Beta update, but after the update there is a Beta tag in the Dropbox app (window top left) which wasn't there before. Chat support had some unusual…
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Stable Build 181.4.5678
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * Mac updates now trigger an automatic restart of the Dropbox desktop app if a crash was detected in the previous version. Fixed in this update: * Fixed a bug that caused the…
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No more overlay icons in Windows Explorer
Since the las update to the Windows app this week, I don't see the overlay icons on any of my 3 computers, 2 Windows 10 and 1 Windows 11. I check the order onthe registry and is ok, with the Dropbox entries above. And now I see in Windows Explorer an status column with an icon con all the Dropbox content, like OneDrive. An…
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textClipping file is EMPTY
I am running Dropbox v181.5515 on OS X 13.5 and a .textClipping file shows zero bytes. Yes, I read that there's an issue, but when I click on this particular file in the Finder, it shows "Clipping contents: unknown." This file is supposed to have content, and I am worried that this issue is more widespread than just me or…
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Beta Build 182.3.6273
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) Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86…
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Why am i getting conflicted copies when using git commands onMacOS Ventura with Dropbox desktop app
I've been working with the git command on my local machine and using dropbox-backed storage /folders for years with no issue. I upgraded to a Mac Studio and MacOS Ventura. When I did that, I went back to coding, but discovered a number of conflicted files were created while Dropbox indexed my folder on the new machine. Is…
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"A JavaScript error occurred in the main process"
Initially Capture was working on a Windows 10 laptop, then I believe that the user attempted a reinstall of Capture without realizing it, and now the laptop is unable to run Capture: Javascript error "Uncaught Exception: Error: \\?\C:\Program…
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"The operation can’t be completed" error when trying to delete a folder on macOS
I am on Mac OS Monterey running dropbox basic. When I try to delete a folder I get the error message 'The operation can’t be completed because “Folder name” needs to be downloaded.' Also my sync icons are not showing at all. If I add or delete files they the changes sync. If I create a folder it also syncs - but I cannot…
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Grey X next to files. What does it mean, and what can I do?
There is an X to the left of the dropbox files. all files are the same. If you know how to solve it, please help me thanks
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Can we stream files with local apps on the computer, without syncing the files first?
I've been looking everywhere and could not quite find the answer but I think it's currently not possible. I want to stream files from my Dropbox account through the Windows desktop client to apps on my PC. Mainly videos and audio files but I dont see why streaming needs to be limited to those. Currently, the client…
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File Explorer not syncing, cannot uninstall/reinstall
Hello, I've just changed computers, and now my Dropbox files fail to sync to the File Explorer folder. Here is what I have tried so far: -I have made sure there is plenty of space in my Dropbox. -I have made sure the new PC is linked to my Dropbox account. (But it says that the most recent activity was "about a week ago".)…
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My Dropbox app isn't working as expected, the icon does nothing.
Hello - The Dropbox icon in my application menu sends me to my Dropbox file list in Finder. And that's all it does. I run a Mac and lost the Dropbox icon/functionality in the Menu Bar when I updated to Monterey. I revisit the problem periodically, reinstall Dropbox, get frustrated and give up for a while. I just realized…
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Beta Build 182.3.6250
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) Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86…
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Getting an error when clicking on a folder on my Mac
While I have access to my DB files online, when I click on the folder, it says "the folder XXXX can't be opened because you don't have permission to see the content" ! How can I fix the issue?
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How to install the Dropbox folder on the drive of my choice?
I want to install my Dropbox folder onto my new computer. My Dropbox folder is 1.5 Terabytes, consisting of my iTunes library. My c: drive is only 1 Terabyte, so I need to install the Dropbox folder to my d: drive, which is 6 Terabytes. However, it seems Dropbox will only install to c: drive, even if I change the default…
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How can I use Dropbox without Syncing everything on all of my devices?
I've just logged in to dropbox and everything on my PC has now been synced to Dropbox. If I unsync it, it logs me out. If I log back in it just resyncs. I've deleted files from my Dropbox and it's deleted them from my PC. Does anybody know how to prevent this please?
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Delete Prompt . . . REDO the Undo
I previously selected the option to no longer have to confirm that I wanted to delete a file. NOW, I would like to re-activate that option and once again have to confirm before deleting a file. After checking with SUPPORT, I was told that's not an option right now.