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Dropbox won’t install on Windows 11
Hi, I have just got a new pc. I am trying to install Dropbox so all my files can download and Dropbox won’t continue after I have input the six digit code Dropbox sends me. I’m at my wits end. I have no idea what to do and I can’t get any support from Dropbox until Monday. Can anyone help? I press the continue button but…
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Where to download older versions of Dropbox for Linux ?
Hi there, Does anyone know where I could get an older version of dropbox-lnx.x86_64 please ? I need it older than 125.4.3473 I am trying to run dropbox headless on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 box and I get: /home/<username>/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-125.4.3474/dropbox: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.18' not…
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"Not enough free disk space" But I have 4TB available on my Mac.
Hello!! I'm using Dropbox for work, and for the last few months I've been trying to download multiple video files we have in our Dropbox to be available offline, however, Dropbox is constantly telling me I don't have enough disk space, when I do. As you can see in the screenshots, I have 4TB available on my hard drive. The…
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Can't get webform to Support to submit + no Dropbox files will open
Hello - I don't know which topic this should come under so I'm asking here. I cannot get the webform to submit to Support on either of my browsers. I want to ask about files not opening on a new MacBook Pro in any dropbox location. thanks in advance Alexa
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Can I select files for Dropbox NOT to sync?
Dropbox syncs my photos on my HP Envy and it takes up too much storage. Can I select for it to not to sync photos without deleting my photos folder?
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How to remove the Dropbox icon from the system tray.
How can I hide the Dropbox icon in the system tray on Windows 11? This icon is pure marketing. The Windows setting shows this icon as off, but Dropbox overrides the customer's preference. This is really annoying.
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Switching account in Windows app
I am using Windows Dropbox app with two different Dropbox accounts. I am used to switching from one account to the other by signing out in the account tab of the settings. Then, are a while, the Dropbox Welcome screen appeared and I was able to log in with the other account. But recently this seems to have changed. The…
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Multiple Instances of dropbox.exe in Task Manager
I noticed today in my Windows 10 Task Manager that I have multiple instances of dropbox.exe running. See screenshots in link below. I'm running version 167.4.4719 and the icon bubble says "up to date." Question: Should I be concerned? Process view: https://www.screencast.com/t/Pq7k2cPS Here's the Details view:…
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Desktop App stuck on "Updating Dropbox account..."
Hello, I logged on this morning to find that my desktop app (Windows 10) for Dropbox is stuck on "Updating Dropbox Account..." and won't budge. I even attempted to re-install Dropbox, and that didn't work. Can someone help me with this, please? Thanks, Aimee screenshot of message from windows app
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Explorer preview stops working after the first time you click on a PDF file in Windows 11
I have a fairly new installation of Windows 11. My Dropbox is set to Online, so that it downloads the files as needed, and I am seeing the following strange behaviour: * Open Explorer with Preview Pane turned on, Details view. * Navigate to a folder on my Dropbox. * Click on a PDF that has the 'cloud' symbol. The preview…
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"Show in Finder" and "Open in Word" options not showing in Safari OSX for Mac
Hey folks, When viewing dropbox files from the Safari browser (Safari v 13.0) I can no longer see the "Show in Finder" or 'Open in Word" / "Open in Adobe Acrobat" options for files. I also have Chrome installed on my Mac (v77.0.3865.90) and I can confirm that these DO work on Chrome. See pics below. These items used to…
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windows desktop app will not connect
I'm trying to connect my team account to the windows desktop app. I've tried different machines (personal, with team account linked, work computer with just my team account), different networks, etc Always get to the login, enter my 2fa code, then it just sits and spins. Online, my security tab in my profile shows the…
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Dropbox sync stuck at 10846 files for two weeks.
My dropbox sync is stuck at 10846 files for two weeks on my Windows 10 computer. I have already tried the obvious solutions suggested here including disabling syncing and reenabling it and reinstalling the dropbox app. I have had similar issues occasionally and have found that renaming/deleting certain problematic files…
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Beta Build 188.3.6074
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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"waiting for bolt.dropbox.com" message and I cannot download my photos to use?
I keep getting a message when I try to download any of the photos off of my shared dropbox folder. Why? How do I fix it? I need to download some of those photos pretty quickly and am so frustrated. I am on a Macbook Pro and am using Chrome for my internet connection. Please be specific with any suggestions on what I can do?
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Dropbox sharing not visible on Finder nor the green synced icons on Sonoma for Mac
Help please! I can not for the life of me get the sync icons back, nor the right-click Dropbox options that I used to have last week. I have deleted, re-installed, reset and tried numerous other things. Can I send a log? How do I even do this? Thanks in advance!
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Massive download at startup is consuming huge download bandwidth
Hi there, Every morning, when I log in my linux box, I see dropbox consuming huge download bandwidth and remain doing so during several minutes, til the point I have to kill it process to be able to load any other web app/page (as example, I just had to kill dropbox process to be able to load this page I'm writting on). Of…
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A simple picture and movie app within DropBox to organise our Gigabyte of cluttered souvenirs.
I believe this blog doesn't reflect the frustration of a big % of your users who have huge qty of pictures and videos scattered all over their DropBox. I believe those users have no idea of the existence of this blog, its survey and voting system. These are boomers and gen Xers who don't use Instagram, Snapchat, Tik Tok or…
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How to restore folder I deleted off local drive
I deleted a folder from my local dropbox drive while leaving it still available in my online account. I now want to sync it back to my local drive. How do I go about that? I tried downloading the folder and copying it back into my local drive and it appended a "conflict" text string to the folder name.
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Impossibile avviare Dropbox su Windows
È da ieri che sto provando a installare l'app desktop di Dropbox su Windows 11. A fine operazione, dopo il login attraverso il sito, ottengo un errore generico "Impossibile avviare Dropbox. Potrebbe trattarsi di un errore temporaneo. Riavvia Dropbox" con annesso anche un file txt col rapporto di errore. L'app rimane per un…
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Getting rid of "Turn on Accessibility" box from Dropbox
Hi – does anyone know how I can get rid of a Dropbox box that has appeared on my Mac screen and has no red Off button for closing the box? It is a Turn On Accessibility box with a big exclamation mark in a yellow triangle. The options are Learn More, or Not Now, or Turn on Accessibility The Not Now button does not work.…
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Couldn't upload. Give Dropbox permission to access this file
Hello- I'm running MacOS 13.0.1 and recently, I have had no luck removing the single badge notification. I have tried everything, reinstalled dropbox several times and now i've removed everything (including hidden files) from the folder I'm syncing and am still receiving the following message regarding a mysterious…
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'Make available offline' option issue - files keep reverting to online only
I'm having ongoing issues where some files I've made available offline keep reverting to online. For example, I'm working in Adobe After Effects, and my assets (videos, images PSDs) I've previously made 'available offline'. The next time (maybe a day or more later) I open my After Effects file again and it cannot find some…
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Dropbox very slow with Windows explorer
After wasting time, as usual, with Dropbox's assistance, I try to ask here. My problem is relatively simple to explain and consists in the fact that if I use Windows Explorer, navigating in the Dropbox folder is torture since any operation it's very slow (creating a folder, copying a file, etc...) while if I use, for…
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Keeping things in DropBox in the Cloud when deleted on Laptop.
I have a directory in Explorer for Dropbox and in that are a load of folders with files. I have a couple of questions; 1) if the folder is called e.g. 'Documents' and has the exact same content as my 'Documents' folder in OneDrive, is the content duplicated in the Dropbox folder on my hard drive? Or does Drop Box 'look'…
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Best Practices for large numbers of files, when selective sync is not an option
I manage Dropbox for a small business and they have about 1.3 million files in their account. I've asked them if they can reduce the number of files and they are not able to. Nor are the employees (there are a dozen) able to selectively sync, they all need everything all the time. When setting up a new computer it can take…
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Dropbox Hijacks Camera Mac/OS
Hi. I have a Sony Alpha connected to my Mac using the Imaging Edge Webcam software. It's important for Zoom video to work for me. However, if I have dropbox running I get the error message "Failed to connect to the camera due to conflict with the function of another applications that are running, or the camera's "PC…
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Having to first open cloud stored files in finder before attaching or using them.
Hi All, My small company uses Dropbox Business on Macs. In recent times attaching cloud saved files or importing them into software like adobe has become a two-step process. If they have a grey cloud icon we first need to open them in finder so that the icon turns green and only then can we attach them to emails or open in…
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Multiple issues controlling sync on Mac OS using File Provider
Hello, I'm currently having multiple issues controlling file sync since switching to the File Provider system on Mac. I'm running Dropbox 186.4.6207 on Mac OS Ventura 13.6. * I don't get the option to not sync certain folders. It used to be that I could right click a folder or file and there would be an option to prevent…