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Beta Build 174.3.5738
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Dropbox Icon not working. Doesn't show preferences or any other topics
Recently I wanted to modify the files I'm syncing to my hard drive. I have a laptop with Windows 11. I've been adjusting my display because I have vision difficulties. I've taken the display back to the suggested sizes. When I open the Dropbox Icon it cuts off the top selection bar. All I see is the latest activity. I try…
File not appear appear on mac after uploading from another windows desktop
Hi guys, I just upload some files (around 5mb) from my home windwos desktop 10 minutes ago, but I can't see them appear in my mac's dropbox folder, however I can see them when I open dropbox with chrome browser. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks! David
Monterey-New Location
I notice DB has created a new location. All my folders & files seem to be in there OK, but the folders in the new location are not being synced. I checked at DropBox.com and the folders in the old location are being synced, not the new one. What do I have to do? Thanks.
iMac desktop, download folder locked after deleting account from business Dropbox
I downloaded the Dropbox app and used it on my iMac (OS Big Sur 11.76) when I was part of using members of Dropbox business. But, After leaving the sharing Dropbox business, my desktop folder has been locked as below. Macintosh HD -> user -> home(my account) the desktop and download folder is locked and if i click it, then…
Moving a folder with many files in Dropbox fails all the time
Dear all, If I post a duplicate question, I apologize. I could not find a similar problem/solution. I have a folder in Dropbox with about 7000 files in it. I tried to move this folder to another location in Dropbox, but it never happens. - First I dragged and dropped the folder in macOS Finder, but the sync gets stuck and…
Excel Formulas Not Updating When Files Sync
Hi Everyone, I have a master time sheet workbook that is linked to my clients' time sheets on my computer. So, whenever a time sheet for, lets say, client A is updated, the master time sheet has a formula that updates client A's details automatically. This works great when I update client A's time sheet myself and shows up…
Available Offline - Default
Hi Community, I've just bought a new work PC (Windows) and have installed Dropbox, but the "Advanced" option to make everything available offline is missing, meaning everything synced as online only. I've been right clicking all the folder and selecting "Make available offline" but it just doesn't seem to be working. Is…
Time Period for Smart Sync
Hi, Is there a way to adjust the time period for smart sync to 'unload' files back to online only? we have some large projects and files that may not be touched for a few months and we keep having to download them again. As we work out on remote sites using mobile data, this can chew up our data limit quickly. It would be…
My desktop app is stuck syncing content, with no progress. What can I do?
Been stuck on Synching for hours not, seems to be doing nothing.. rebooted and dropbox comes right back to synching.... see photo
Desktop is in dropbox (Bureaublad zit in dropbox)
Ik heb een aantal mappen van een stick gekopieerd en dan geplakt op mijn bureaublad. Nu staat mijn bureaublad in de Dropbox en zie ik die niet in verkenner. Hoe krijg ik mijn bureaublad uit mijn Dropbox? ------------------ I copied a number of folders from a stick and then pasted them on my desktop. Now my desktop is in…
New icon showing up in macOS dock
Today, a Dropbox icon appeared in my dock that wasn't there before. Does anyone know a way to disable it and go back to the old behavior, where the only Dropbox UI was the menu item?
New M2 Macbook Pro Venture - Can't complete Dropbox install
I've migrated the owners Intel MacBook to a new M2 MacBook Pro The migration went fine, but Dropbox wouldn't start afterwards. I removed the app and ran the installer from the web page, it downloaded, launched the setup window, confirmed creds (incl MFA) just fine, then goes to a blank white window with a little pink box…
In dropbox.com/Camera Uploads, file names with colons are not synched to Windows
At Dropbox.com in my Camera Uploads folder I have over 900 jpg files which contain a colon (i.e. : ) in their file names. For example 20161202-15:51 - 15.51.19.jpg It seems these files will not synch to my Windows laptop. What should I do about this?
Relocating dropbox
Love dropbox but due to a mishap (on my part) I ended up with different drive letters assigned to my drives. It's all corrected now but unfortunately I had to relink dropbox in the middle of all this. It didn't ask if I had an existing drive and folder (E://dropbox) but immediately installed itself onto my C: drive. Surely…
Download files from dropbox to laptop as Cloud ONLY
We have dropbox professional- use it on two desktops- Our laptop got maxed out-1.7TB in the dropbox on our laptop- So we disconnected from dropbox on the laptop and deleted the 1.6TB of data-- Obviously it is still in the cloud--Now our laptop has lots of space- we plan on downloading the dropbox app to the laptop- and are…
Autosave Feature on Desktop Application & Collaborative Working on Desktop Application
Hi, please find the our query below where we have also included the note from your Dropbox Technical Operator for further information. Without repeating the entire concept, it would be very helpful and beneficial to a lot of users if Dropbox were to include an autosaving feature when operating out of the desktop…
Desktop app is stuck at indexing for days
Hello, I have Dropbox on my iMac running 12.6.3 Monterey. Dropbox has been stuck on indexing for over a week. I have tried the troubleshooting advice but haven't had success. Any ideas? Thank you!
Local One-Way archiving of Dropbox account
Hi there, We use dropbox for work and would like to have an off-site backup of the entire account to a local external drive. The main issue is that it needs to be one-way (cloud to local storage) and not respect any deletions (if, for instance, someone deletes a file from the DB account, it remains on the local drive.)…
Is there a way to downgrade the version of Dropbox on the computer to an older one? new update.
Is there a way to downgrade the version of Dropbox on the computer. I'm on a Mac (OS v. 12.6) and I just updated to the newest version today (10/25/22), and the dropbox folder has disappeared from my desktop and is only available on cloud storage. You have to go to the finder sidebar to get to your files (an extra step).…
Unable to pin to Start Tiles in Windows 10
I have apps like Excel and Filemaker pinned to the start menu of windows 10 as tiles. Under those tiles I also have frequently used files. So just right click the app icon, click the file you want to open and you're off an running. BUT....I see now that window will NOT let this work with files that are in Dropbox. They…
Syncing issues PoPOS 22.04
Hiya, I've been having a set of issues regarding using dropbox on my popos machine namely, using the .deb install the application seems to hang on "connecting" in the system tray icon and doesn't seem to sync the files at all. To counter this I will detail the things i have tried to fix said issue in the hopes it helps…
Beta Build 174.3.5690
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * Adds option to log in with Google when pairing/linking users in the Account Pair page. Fixed in this update: * Fixed an issue that caused Windows to not display EXIF…
Mac and PC show different folder size and number of files for the same Dropbox folder
I copied a folder on my Mac to a Dropbox folder. When I look at the properties of Dropbox on a PC the numbers are different than when I look at it on the original Mac. Many files are apparently missing? But is it not the exact same Dropbox folder. How can this be?
How can I stop the automatic syncing of files?
I never intentionally wanted to synch files to Dropbox. I only needed it to receive from clients. Now my Dropbox is overfilled and I want to clear out space to use for new files sent to me. Also, If I delete from Dropbox, does it also delete these files from my computer? I am not computer savvy and am overwhelmed and very…
Dropbox Cloudstorage Archive Folder
I recently noticed this Dropbox Cloudstorage Archive Folder. Is this a necessary folder or could it be redundant?
All files synced AND available offline
I'm using an Intel Macbook Pro running OS Ventura 13.3. I back all my files up to an external drive (a NAS, in fact). My backup software has now replaced many of my files with a Zero KB alias (or whatever the file is that Dropbox uses to track its offline files). I need to get those files back, and back up the actual files…
Linux support
There is no longer a Debian version of the Dropbox app. Please reenable Debian.
Help! Some weird files are syncing. How can I stop them and delete from syncing?
Does Dropbox normally come with an "Apps" folder? Somehow, I had an Apps folder that had a Facebook data transfer folder in it. I did not tell Facebook to download data. I deleted that Apps folder. Now I still see the weird files that want to sync to Dropbox. How can I permanently stop them from syncing? Some files are…
Dropbox stuck at loading screen during setup.
Salutations, I have an occurring problem. I use a fresh version of Windows 11 Home and I am installing Dropbox there. Albeit, there is a problem. Once I input my credentials, it keeps loading and it will never stop. I installed the stable version and the same results occurred. May you please help me in this problem?

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