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Not possible to choose specific folder from external Hard drive, in order to sync.
I try to choose for backup 2 subfolder from extern folder but always are 2 folders checked to begin with. I try and try with same result.
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MacOS stuck on "Couldn't load folders"
On a newish MacOS install I'm regularly getting a "Couldn't load folders" error when trying to choose new folders to sync with selective sync. I was able to get the list of folders to load once and successfully synced several folders, so I don't believe it's a firewall or permissions issue completely blocking access.
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Debian 11 broken links
Hello all! I'm running Debian 11.6 on a Chromebook and can't get my (Linux) Dropbox folder to sync. The "Dropbox Headless Install" did install a local Dropbox folder, but it doesn't seem to be syncing. Without an interface, I can't tell what's going on. There is a python3 command line interface package linked at the bottom…
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Merging folder contents within the same Dropbox account
Hi, I'd be grateful for help with the following inquiry... over the years of using Dropbox, I've ended up with a number of folders (and/or sub-folders) of the same name located in different folder 'trees', with similar but not identical file contents (eg. 1 folder may only contain half of the file contents of the other).…
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Cannot unlink old device
I'm getting Dropbox full because of an older PC, listed as PC(1) in my usage. I go to my Settings Security and see only my current PC and laptop listed. I need to unlink this old device from my account but I cannot find a way to do that. I have a Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
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Syncing even when the app is off
My dropbox is syncing on two different macs when the app is off. On the DB-preferences I have checked out starting the app on startup and dropbox is also not on the list of apps which are started when logging in in the preferences of mac. The other mac is running Ventura and the other Monterey. Has anyone else noticed…
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I don't see my updated content on my PC after installing Dropbox there.
I'm running Dropbox basic on my Mac and I'm able to share folders with others. Files are visible online so all is fine so far. For fun I have installed Dropbox on my iPhone which is also working fine. Now I also need to work on a PC sometimes. I have installed dropbox and logged in but I only see my older dropbox folder…
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Local indexing of Dropbox files on Mac
I have recently updated to version 170.4.5895 on MacOS Ventura 13.2.1 on Apple MacBook with M1 chip set. Indexing of Dropbox files stored locally on the Mac seems to be absent now. I can search for files using the Dropbox app but search in the Apple file browser (called Finder) seems to have been blinded. The files are…
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Permissions error after Mac migration / localhost
Hey everyone! The Dropbox app recently moved my Dropbox folder in to the Library and now my web development environment isn't working properly. Whenever I go to my 'localhost', I get error messages. The error messages I am receiving are: - "Forbidden. You don't have permission to access / on this server." (MAMP 5.3) -…
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View to over all sync activity and bandwidth usage?
I cannot tell from the dropbox dashboard what is happening, there is just not support to give a view of data usage in syncing activities as far as I can find??? In 4 days 1.5 Terabytes of internet usage, does this sounds like something dropbox would do?
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Beta Build 173.3.6647
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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Stable Build 172.4.7555
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * Faster start-up time on volumes with disabled USN change journal on Windows. * Files and folders now retain their online-only/offline status when moved. Fixes in this…
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Difference in using Dropbox.com VS File explorer VS dropbox app
I am having a hard time understanding the differences in the 3 ways to login what one is best to use easiest to ; rename files/move folders/create new folders & subfolders ? do they all sync at the same time? Please explain each one
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Mac Finder does not find PDF files within DropBox folders.
I have known existing files that Mac Finder will not find if they are in a DropBox folder. The files are treated as if they are nonexistent. If I move such a file outside of DropBox, Mac Finder finds it. If I set Mac Finder to search "My Mac" it is more likely to find the files, though not all of them. If I set Mac Finder…
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Can I move a single file to an external drive?
Hello! I use Dropbox as storage for work. This means there are pretty big files stored on there. To save space on my pc I keep them available online until I need to use a certain file. I have a file that is bigger than what my local drive have memory left for. I would like to make that file available offline, but have it…
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Documents, Downloads, and Desktop folders are gone on my MB Pro. Dropbox has folders but no files
Hello there! So to preface, I'm relatively new to Dropbox, and only got it for a couple work gigs. But the moment it had access to my computer, it started creating a backup I think? Which, with only 2 GB of Dropbox Basic storage, there was no way it could do that with the 200+GB of stuff on my computer. So naturally it…
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I get notified when anyone does anything
I get a notification anytime someone in a shared folder opens a file, comments to someone else or anything. I get so many notifications that I miss ones that are actually intended for me. I don't see anywhere to change these notification options to be only get a notification when I am tagged. Is this possible to change?
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Can I edit a Dropbox Folder and files without downloading files to hard drive?
Is there a way to use the Dropbox App, edit the folders and files without downloading the files into my hard drive?
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Missing icons on desktop
Hello, I tried Dropbox Backup. Bad idea. When I disabled it, two system desktop icons disappeared and there seems to be no way to get them back. I'm speaking about the "This PC" and "User files" icons. Even if I check them in the settings, they don't appear any more on the desktop. How can I fix that? Thank you. Patrick
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New Windows User and one Dropbox account - Can't access files that are online-only.
Whenever my awesome IT folks can't fix something, they just create a new windows user account for me. Besides losing all my preferences and needing to reinstall programs and other headaches, I believe this is causing me to lose access to dropbox files which are stored under the previous users 'documents' folder. The last…
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Unnecessary sync after change auf harddisk on the app.
Hello, I just changed my data harddisk. It's a Linux system and I just moved the /home directory to a new harddisk. The system runs fine, but Dropbox does not recognise that the cloud storage and the local Dropbox folder have the same content, so it just started to download, saying that this would take several days. I…
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Dropbox for Surface pro 9 and S mode doesn't work the way I need it to.
Hey all! I have a surface pro 9 with the Dropbox for s mode app. It is very frustrating when you need to send an email and you can not use the drop box to attach a file. It does not show up as an option like in windows 10. You have to open drop box app, download the file to the computer, then attach and send... am I…
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Forgot to specify folder for Selective Sync. Am I now locked in to downloading entire Dropbox?
I forgot to specify my folder when setting up Selective Sync, and all folders are selected by default. Dropbox is now downloading tens of thousands of files from my team's account onto my Windows PC. Deleting the files locally will delete them from dropbox. If I pause the sync and change the settings to specify the folder…
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Beta Build 173.3.6641
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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Online vs local storage: how to be sure?
Hello, I would like to know how to be sure that my files are physically present on my local disk drive. I selected the "Make accessible offline" (not sure about the translation, my computer being in French) setting from the context menu of the Dropbox directory. And I thought everything was ok. But today, I wanted to copy…
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Formatting my hard drive
If I format the hard drive on a computer with dropbox, will the files in dropbox of other shared devices be deleted simultaneously?
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Images previews are too small on Mac
Hi everyone, is there a way to increase the preview size of "online only" files? I'm asking because sometimes the thumbnail doesn't allow me to understand what the file is without downloading it. Thanks!
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I'm Having Issues Syncing Large Folders
I'm trying to use my Dropbox Plus account to backup some large folders on one of my hard drives however I can't seem to get it to sync effectively. These folders will be updated regularly so I need them to actually sync. I'm using Windows 11 and some of these folders have many subfolders with everything organised, while…
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Beta Build 173.3.6627
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many fixes including the following: Fixes in this update: * Fixed an issue where an invalid member error occurs when attempting to update a shared folder member whose account is disabled. * Fixed an issue affecting sync in backups larger than 2TB.…
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Thumbnail images not showing with Big Sur 11.2.3
My company recently upgraded my iMac to one with the Big Sur OS (v11.2.3) and none of the images in my Camera Uploads folder, for example, are showing thumbnail pics, only generic icons for JPGs. However, if I open up an image and close it, then a thumbnail picture shows. I can't open and close the hundreds of images I…