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Dropbox folder to new laptop
Hello, I have purchased a new laptop and I want to transfer all data in the dropbox folder from my old laptop to the new laptop. I can unlink my dropbox account on my old laptop and then log in on the new laptop. The files are then synchronized again. But this process takes days. Can this be done in another way? Can I move…
Remove "Send with Dropbox Transfer" from the context menu?
Hi, Using Dropbox v177.4.5399 on Windows 11 Home V22H2 now and loving it, this app works great! I had a question about the context menu options though When I right-click on a folder I see "Send with Dropbox Transfer" listed as a context menu option, which I don't use. Is this possible to remove?
Stable Build 178.4.4811
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many fixes including the following: Fixed in this update: * Fixed a user interface issue in the Dropbox desktop app window. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal)…
REMOVING SmartSync icon from Mac Finder
Hi, everyone -- with Dropbox's move to Apple's FileProvider API, I find the green circle/white checkmark icon to be redundant and frankly, a bit ugly. I'd love to be able to hide this icon when syncing, but for the life of me, can't find out how to do it. I've gone into the app and found the appropriate .icns file, renamed…
Client startup on Windows has stopped working for me
I use Dropbox only rarely - to access a shared folder - and shut down the client when I'm done. In the past I would start the client by clicking on a desktop client point to (as far as I know) the local copy of the shared folder. A week or 2 ago that stopped working. Now licking that icon just opens the local unsynced copy…
Files not syncing on a Dropbox folder on a server
Hello all, Two or three weaks ago dropbox decided to remove symlinks, and we have to move all our files to a new 4TB disk that is mounted on our main server (Ubuntu System). We follow the protocol and now we have a 4TB EXT4 directory as main folder for our Dropbox. We are a company that have 2 accounts, some folders and…
How do you stop automatic uploading of pictures & videos when you plugin a phone to a PC?
How do you stop automatic uploading of pictures & videos when you pugin a phone to a PC? I've read the article on how to do this, but I can't find the 'Preferences setting' in any drop down menus like they say. I don't want to use Dropbox for this. It's just not accessible enough.
Downloads folder isn't accessible. What can I do?
I cant acces my download's folder via dropbox. Is there i way i can safely delete dropbox and get back in my downloads folder?
Viewing files with Adobe Bridge
Hello, Is it possible to preview dropbox files in Adobe Bridge if those files are not backed up on your computer? My dropbox is too large to be copied on my computer. However, being a graphic designer I use Adobe Bridge all the time to spot my files. Thank you for your help.
Dropbox takes over the Documents folder
i am having this issue with a mac mini M1 - i am running the beta software that is supposed to work with the M1. I migrated data only using the migration assistant built into macs. Dropbox takes over my documents folder as soon as a sign in and the path changes showing it is now a dropbox folder - after doing a migration…
Unable to see the Finder sub-menu on mac to share a file or folder.
When I right click on the Dropbox folder in my finder (Mac) there is no submenu option to share, transfer or any other dropbox action available. Accessibility is enabled under the settings Full Folder control is enabled under the settings.
desktop disappeared on macbook
Hi. I've installed "Clean my Mac" applications and (I don't know how) after a scan of the system I've discovered that my desktop (all the folders) disappeared. They all are in my Dropbox account and it's impossible for me to bring them back because of missing permissions. I know that i can use all of them by Dropbox but i…
error opening a pdf document
hi, this only happens to some documents, not sure why other documents open ok but when i click to open certain files, it says "there was an error while opening this document, the path does not exist" but if i log in to a browser and download that file from dropbox online, or view it through dropbox online, the document is…
Files available in the cloud only
Hi, The other day I noticed that all of my files were only in the cloud. I looked at the settings to see if something was changed, and as I expected, all sync settings were fine. I clicked on the "cloud" symbols next to the folder names, and everything was downloaded. A couple of hours later same thing. I did it again. So…
MacOS 13.0 Ventura, and Dropbox follows OneDrive in forcing the folder on the system drive
With Monterey, OneDrive implemented the new apis from Apple for online syncing that demanded its main location be a specific folder on the system drive. 8 months later, the MacOS community section of their site is a collection of anger, accounts of giving up on the platform entirely, praise for Dropbox for not going the…
Infinite indexing after clean install new mac
I'm trying to get Dropbox running on a new macBook. I installed the new desktop app and walked through the installation steps. After doing this it starts indexing infinite (it feels like this after 3 days). Some more information: * I have more than 500.000 files on my account * I choose selective sync when installing…
Can't Drag and Drop into Dropbox from Finder Sidebar
I hope this is the correct place to post this. I commonly drag things from a local drive into Dropbox in Finder, using the sidebar, usually to upload for client access. It is a common enough action that the following problem is a significant workflow hampering. When I try to drag things into dropbox using the sidebar, it…
"Syncing…" doesn't stop
MacOS, Ventura, Dropbox 177.4.5399. My Dropbox has been showing the "sync" badge for 24 hours now. At the bottom of its menu, it says just "Syncing…". No file count, just that one word. It seemed to start when I added a folder to my Dropbox folder (in ~/Library/CloudServices) and created a soft link (ln -s) in it to a…
Deleting a tag from a list of multiple tags
I have been experimenting with adding tags to files including by creating a folder and automatically have Dropbox assign tags to files added to that folder, which is very helpful. However, even following the Help instructions at https://help.dropbox.com/files-folders/sort-preview/dropbox-tags I can find no way to remove a…
The Badge shows a file was edited 420 years ago
Is anyone else having issues with Badge, randomly showing "<user> last edited this file 420 years ago". it seems to affect both mac and windows users and appears to be random- in that we can't link it to a prticular folder/file or user. Dropbox said they were investigating but have not come back with any explanation.…
Notification "Show in Finder" is gone
Hello – could you please get back the "Show in Finder" option for notifications? I am not interested having another layer of software "Dropbox app" and I want to edit files directly on my laptop to sync them with others. I already pay for the service and I don't understand why some features disappear.
Mac Finder asks for password each time I rename a file or move a folder in Dropbox
Each time I try to rename a file or move a file or folder within my Dropbox folders (synced on my Mac), I need to enter my Mac password or use touchID. This never happened before. Can anyone help? I don't want to be prompted for a PW each time! Thanks!
I use long path file names (greater than 260 characters). Is there a reason to reduce them?
I have a few hundred files with paths that are more than 260 characters. However, I have Windows 10 set to enable long file paths (greater than 260 characters), and my experience is that Dropbox will properly sync files with paths greater than 260 characters. Assuming this is the case, would there be any reason to take the…
trouble signing into my account
I was having trouble accessing files through dropbox as they weren't syncing on the desktop app but I could see they were on the website, so I uninstalled the dropbox app and installed it again and now it wont let me sign into my account. When I enter my email and password is says "there was a problem competing this…
Sort by name not working on DropBox app for Mac.
Hi, could someone please let me know why the folders in my dropbox application for desktop on Mac are not being ordered correctly by name? The settings are set so that they should be, and all other files and folders on the computer are ordered as so. The folders are also ordered correctly by name in DropBox web, but for…
Removing My Mac folders from Dropbox
Hello - I have on on-going issue that I need help. I wish to remove the “My Mac” folders (/Desktop, /Downloads and /Documents directories using a .local folder) from my Dropbox account that got erroneously installed during the set-up of a new computer (running Big Sur 11.1). Unfortunately, I have been unable to disable the…
Can't put the folder on an external drive on MacOS
I chose dropbox just because it gets on an external disk, can't anymore? I'm totally frustrated, last year 3 months didn't work at all for MacOs ..
My Dropbox desktop app doesn't sync
I installed Dropbox on Windows 11. It hasn't synchronized files from the PC to the server for a month. Also, if I upload directly to folders on Dropbox.com, the files don't automatically download to my PC. I also downloaded the latest version of Dropbox but the problem didn't go away. How can I solve?
How do I turn off the popup asking me to backup an external drive?
Every time I plug in an external drive, I get a popup from Dropbox asking if I want to back it up to dropbox. I will never want to do this, since my external drives are themselves backups. This occurs even if I check the box "do not ask again" On the last disk I attached there was a file: .dropbox.device that has both…
Transferring files from PC to Mac
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