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Mac Ventura 13.4 Recent Folder Issue
I recently upgraded to Ventura on my iMac. Drop Box is v176.4.5108, Folders are set to Local. If I open the > Finder > Recent and then open Dropbox files they show up in the Recent Folder. However, as soon as I restart the computer, all the entries in the Recent Folder disappear. If I don't open the Recent Folder before…
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New Files Not Downloaded Locally (Mac)
Starting last week when dropbox automatically moved the dropbox location on my mac I have an IFTTT script that places a file in my dropbox That file stopped getting downloaded to my local folder - Now it just shows in the folder with cloud & down arrow icon How do I make those files auto-download locally?
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Verifying Access and trying to download AI files.
I'm trying to access .ai files in my dropbox which I had created and then "made offline only". Now when I try to download them and open them I just get "Verifying access to..." and it cycles 50+ times until it gives me a "file read-only" error. These errors pop up in AI. They are illustrator files. I've tried downloading…
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Finder folder modified dates not being updated to match files inside
As the subject says - I need my folder modified dates to make sense within Finder. If the files within change I want to sort by date modified to find the most recently amended work inside the listed folders. Having them all with the same date even if the files within have been modified is absolute junk and means I have to…
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Beta Build 177.3.5390
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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Dropbox creating tmp$$ file extension instead of .jpg
Hi, When exporting from Adobe Illustrator some JPG-s, some of them are well exported with .jpg extension but some of them stuck to .tmp$$ extension. If i close Dropbox app or stop the sync everything is fine. Any solution for this? Thank you!
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Beta Build 177.3.5380
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many fixes including the following: Fixed in this update: * Fixed accessibility issue preventing tab key navigation in login menu. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Mac OS X Standard Installer…
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How can I keep my files local and not online only?
I have a new computer & I've been trying to download my DB files to my new computer. I've just discovered that YOU decided I need to save space on my hardrive & half my files are on some cloud rather than downloaded to my computer. I DON'T WANT THIS. I've tried everything to download everything on Dropbox to my new…
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If there is a disk failure, will my data be saved and restored?
In the case of a hardware failure are all data saved with some kind of backup then restored and made available again?
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Dropbox uploads are extreamly slow all the sudden
Just recently I swapped my hard drive and created a new dropbox sync folder. Everything transferred over fairly quick and dropbox did its thing. I then added 300+gb to the sync folder to be uploaded and what usually takes a few hours is now taking over 3 days and my max upload speeds are 450kbs with no fluctuation. I also…
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Startup error on the Dropbox desktop app on macOS Monterey 12.6
Hello. My Mac is running on OS Monterey 12.6. Today, I was cleaning out some of my files and I received the following message from Dropbox: Error Message "Couldn't start Dropbox. This is usually because of a permissions error. Sorting your home folder on a network share can also cause an error. Please contact Dropbox…
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Error on startup (permissions?) Dropbox won't start without admin mode
Hello, I receive the following error below when starting drobox. I tried to reinstall and it did not help, I also tried to add a rule for outgoing communication to windows firewall, did not help. When I start dropbox "as admin" it seems to be working fine.... itself it cannot start. Any ideas please? (I also checked the…
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Camera uploads show small preview and white border in Finder
The images inside my "Camera Uploads" folder show with a white border and fixed size in Mac Finder. Even in gallery view the images do not fill the screen like in other folders. If I copy the same image to another folder it shows fine. Images in other folders show fine. Selective sync is on and the entire Camera Uploads…
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can't upload the edited files by wps office on Mac
when using WPS Office to edit XLSX and DOC files on a Mac, i can't uploading the edited documents to Dropbox. However, there are no issues when using Microsoft Office for the same purpose. Interestingly, on Windows, both WPS Office and Microsoft Office work without any problems. that there might be compatibility or…
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syncing issue with windows 11
while i uploaded any folder on dropbox then at that time all files of that folder are synced. but then after if any changes made in that folder like created new file then it is not syncing across. But while doing same process on windows 10 computer then it is working fine please help me out. thanks in advance.... Thanks…
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More than one computer
Is it possible to have more than one computer associated with an account and be able to have separate folders?
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Dropbox Paper Error 404
I often use .paper files for taking notes and tracking the progress of tasks with checkboxes on my work team. I'm using Windows 11 with the latest version of the Dropbox app (175.4.5569 at the time of writing). Every time I open a .paper file from my file explorer, it opens a tab in my browser that reads "Error (404) We…
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Beta Build 176.3.5105
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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Syncing PC with Android? Please help. Don't know what I'm doing.
I read everything about the pics that I uploaded to the Dropbox cloud from my PC and be able to see them using the Dropbox app I downloaded to my Android, but can't get anywhere. Does this sentence make sense?
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Massive Data Upload and Sync Process - 20TB
Hi everyone, I am writing here to explain the process of our most recent data upload of 20TB to Dropbox via a 2019 Mac Pro connected to a 10Gbps Fiber line. The goal is to help those understand some of the issues we experienced as well as setting expectations to those who plan on uploading massive amounts of data at once.…
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have a pc desktop shortcut of excel sheet sync in real time to drobox original version
my worker updates a copy of a sheet on excel that is done daily and is avaialble offline he like it to have a desktop shortcut to click it easily he has another file that does this already how do i do it with this file we made changes to the doc and it did not update on the copy in my dropbox account how do we fix this so…
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Slow Uploads Speeds on 1GB Dedicated Leased Line
I am experiencing less than 10MB/s upload on a connection which I have 1GB dedicated. I can confirm the upload speed of my connection to any other server or speedtest is 1GB when testing. I have enabled No Limit in the Dropbox app. Dropbox support claim they do not throttle the connection. I have 27TB of data online with…
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Endless "DropboxFileProvider is downloading a file" windows forced shutdown, and other problems
(MacBook Air M1, Dropbox v175.4.5569) In the past month I ran into an issue with Dropbox syncing infinitely. In an attempt to fix this, I disconnected and reconnected my device, which did not help, and then updated to the new version (v175.4.5569), which did not help. At some point I also enabled some online-only files due…
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My Documents Sub-Folder as "Make On-Line Only"
In the past, I have been able to assign a My Documents sub-folder as "Make On-line Only" See Images. But that option doesn't seem available anymore. Can U confirm?
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sharing excel files on drop box with non dropbox or team members how to not get a conflicted copy
I have a microsoft form that updates to an excel workbook sheet then i need to have sync to a MASTER sheet that has previous notes from (before i started the form) and need to have formulas/macros/vba/power query i have no clue what in place to keep them updated simultaniously till the formulas and code are in place due to…
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I changed a file name on my computer and it's not showing up on my other devices
I am having sync issues. I was on my desktop and changed the name of a file. I went to my laptop and my other desktop a few days later and the new file name is not showing up. It is still the same old file name. It shows up as a new file name when I go to Dropbox online though. What can I do, besides restart my computer…
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Linux commands for Dropbox Backup
I was pointed here to give a suggestion from this thread: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-files-folders/Trying-to-backup-on-Linux/td-p/548352 It would be nice if the functionality was added to (https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/linux-commands) Some commands like: `dropbox backup enable/disable`…
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How to remove old, non active Dropbox installation from Windows 10
Hello all! I installed Dropbox on my Windows 10 PC many years ago. The install location was the L: drive. Two years ago I did a fresh install of Windows 10. I had to reinstall Dropbox. This time it was installed on my C: drive. For the last two years, I have had 2 Dropbox folders on my system. The original L: drive - a…
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I keep getting "Dropbox refuses to connect" error pages how do I fix this??
Hi when I use the dropbox plugin I get this message. I have tried everything . please see screen shot
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Beta Build 176.3.5044
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…