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Moving Dropbox folder from PC to Mac
I am recently retired. I have used a PC all my life, except for a few small projects involving a Mac. My intention has been to move from using a PC to using a MacBook Pro. In preparation for this I moved items on my work computer that were personal to my Dropbox folder as well as material on my home computer, including my…
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I have too many Dropbox log files. What is their point?
While looking for something else on my 2 Windows 10 PC's, I noticed that there are several hundred log files located at the path: C:\ProgramData\Dropbox\Update\Log These range from 2018 dates to current, and sizes from 800K to 2K. As these are NOT normal text files, and I cannot see any options within the Dropbox program…
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Grey X on files I download via selective sync and can't open them
I'm not able to solve the following problem: when I download files from Dropbox using the Selective Sync all the downloaded files show a grey X and they are not openable.
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Beta Build 164.3.7907
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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I don't see the online-only option
I saw the post about "make online only" for Mac, but I'm on a PC and have the same issue. When I right click on a file, I do not see an option for make online only. I'm using a new PC and thought when I downloaded the dropbox app I said that I wanted online access only. Do I need to uninstall and re-install, or is there…
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Saving screenshots automatically to Dropbox mac
Question: How can I make it so that when I take a screenshot it automatically saves to a folder in dropbox NOT my mac's desktop. I just got a new mac laptop and my screenshots are saving to the desktop. But on my old mac laptop every screenshot was saved to a folder inside of Dropbox, which is what I want to do on my new…
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system tray icon won't open
Hi I'm having problems with the DropBox system tray icon in the notifications area not opening when you single-click/double-click, or right-click. All I see is a red symbol with a number in it, indicating that there is a notification. But nothing happens when you click it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app several…
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New laptop, how do I restart Dropbox?
Hello! Maybe this is a dumb question... It looks like Dropbox quit backing things up from my iPhone to my laptop in April for some reason. I got a new laptop in September, and I'm trying to get it to work on this one. I signed in, but I don't know how to get it to start backing up again. And I don't want it to back up…
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Uploading large number of photos or files
I am a photographer and have 10,000's of photos I want to back up to Dropbox. I have created files and folders and want to upload a large folder, with multiple sub folders, at once. If I start the upload it suddenly will just upload a 'few' of the subfolders and stop, yet say upload was complete. To try and upload each…
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I did uninstall and reinstall and now I see the new Dropbox and Dropbox (old) and no storage space,
I did a uninstall and a reinstall as some shared files were not going into Dropbox. When I did the reinstall it looks like it is syncing absolutely everything on my computer. I also have a file called Dropbox (old) which I thought would be removed. In the new Dropbox file, I have folders but nothing is in them. I don't…
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unable to open images on PC from folders within Camera upload
I'm unable to open images from a dropbox folder on my pc. No issue on my iphone. The messages says "Sorry, Photos can't open this file because the format is unsupported or file is corrupted" Here's a screenshot.
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Any ideas why my uploads are stalling?
I have been uploading pictures and videos from the website for weeks with no problem. However, I checked the status of my recent upload and it has not moved in 12 hours. I have 3.5% used of 1026GB and Dropbox is up to date. These files are not syncing to my computer as I'm trying to back everything to get rid of this iMac.…
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Slow offline sync causing issues with macOS Folder Actions
Under the new Dropbox app architecture for macOS, we're experiencing a few issues. The most notable at the moment is the ability for macOS Folder Actions to complete as expected. This seems to be associated with the fact that files are downloading immediately on the Mac tasked with executing the Folder Action. The entire…
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How to stop Dropbox syncing with external drivers
Dear Community Members, I am a total ignorant with digital tools. I want to use DropBox only for what I want. Meaning I want to share stuff. I do not want that Dropbox synchronizes with my laptop neither with the external drivers associated with it. What should I do, please?
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Another selective sync conflict.....
Following a reinstall of DB to my Macbook Air M1 necessitated by the move of the Dropbox folder to ~/library/cloudstorage/Dropbox I now have two folders of camera uploads - one of which is labelled "camera uploads (Selective Sync Conflict)". Note this is only on the machine where I had to do the reinstall - none of the…
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Should I migrate the Dropbox folder on my Carbon Copy Cloner backup disc or not?
My old laptop was stolen. I've been accessing all my files on a loaner computer via Dropbox with no issues. The new computer has finally arrived. I have a Carbon Copy Cloner backup disc and was going to use Migration Assistant. I'm wondering what the pros and cons are of migrating the Dropbox folder over from my backup…
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Dropbox for macOS - compatibility with mixed OS versions
Just received the "Update to Dropbox for macOS" message. On reading other messages here I see that while my desktop machine can run Dropbox for macOS because it uses OS 12.6.2, my older laptop can only be updated as far as OS 12.3.1 which is under the 12.5 cutoff. Should I install Dropbox for macOS on my desktop anyway…
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Lost Dropbox custom icon on Dropbox folder (v163.4.5456 for MacOS)
Hello! I just updated Dropbox to v163.4.5456, which moves the Dropbox folder from my custom location to ~/Library/CloudStorage. It also changes the icon for the folder which now is the same as the app's. With this change I lost the special and very helpful "Dropbox folder" icon in the MacOS dock. I deleted the old access…
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Headless 'dropboxd' on Linux stuck on last few files, and I've no idea why
I'm using headless dropboxd on an up-to-date Debian Linux system: ~/dropbox.py versionDropbox daemon version: 163.4.5456Dropbox command-line interface version: 2020.03.04 It successfully downloaded over 200k files, and 350GB worth of data. However, it's now stuck on the last 18 files: ~/dropbox.py statusSyncing 18…
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Excel collaboration with same account on multiple devices
Hello. We have one account with the maximum devices - 3. And we want to use the excel dropbox badge to turn red with lock when another one is editing the file. It doesn't work right now, we are editing at the same time from 2 different devices on same account and no lock is shown to collaborate.
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Can you run the same Dropbox account in two different partitions (Mac and PC)?
I'm running Dropbox on a Mac (OS 12.5.1), collaborating on a book with co-authors using PCs. I've installed a PC emulator (Parallels Desktop) mainly to enable the use of Zotero, which runs very slowly once a document gets to a certain size on Mac. When I have the document open in Mac, the Dropbox badge warns me if a…
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"copy dropbox link" missing or replaced with "send with transfer"?
The main thing I use Dropbox for "copy dropbox link" is no longer appearing when I right click on a file in Windows Explorer. I've tried what all the other "missing copy dropbox link" articles have suggested (unlink/relink the computer, restart the dropbox application, restart Windows Explorer from the task manager,…
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Take Dropbox out of Mac Library
The Dropbox upgrade moved the dropbox files to my ~/Library/CloudStorage/ --- but I can't save any files to that folder. All the online instructions say "do the advanced reinstallation per this page: https://help.dropbox.com/installs/advanced-reinstall " -- but the instructions on this page aren't visible; the accordions…
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How do I delete or remove Vault?
I created a Vault with a pin and am able to use it... I just don't want it. How can I remove it from my Dropbox? It's cluttering up my file list.
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How do I include the windows pictures folder in Dropbox?
I notice that the Windows Pictures folder is not in the dropbox folder. And I just move it there? I am worried about doing so because I remember the debacle wit including the download folder. Any advice?
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iMac 2021 - Dropbox doesn't detect an external Samsung SSD drive
Hi all, I have the latest silicon iMac however keep all my files on a recently purchased external Samsung 1T SSD drive due to lack of hard drive space on my new Mac (256GB). So I wanted to sync my external hard drive to Dropbox. I couldn't do it simply because Dropbox doesn't detect the drive. I tried to connect my…
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Where is the new Library subfolder in MacOS that Dropbox switched to?
So I updated as urged by Dropbox, and now the link to the folder that automatically syncs to the server is gone from my Finder windows. Which is a problem when you consider that I cannot find the folder at all. Am I missing something?
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Files in cloud, but I also want them on PC and to sync continuously
Hi all. Had things working great with my old computer! All my files we on my PC and backed up and synced to the cloud, which is what I wanted. Now with my new computer, the files are still in the cloud buy not on my PC. I'd like to download all my drop box files to my PC so they're in both places and set it up so that…
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Ventura 13.0.1 update - now unable to sync with dropbox.com
Upgraded to Ventura 13.0.1 on MacBook Pro. Can't add Dropbox to the MacBook menu bar. Can't sync MacBook folder with MacBook.com data. Lost most of my original Dropbox data with Ventura upgrade, and re-install of all data via Apple Time Machine. Now the original Dropbox data only appears on the Backup disk.
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Uploaded files lost
I had about 150 videos uploading to my dropbox, I deleted the dropbox app, because i now just use desktop, and when i go on there, the 150 videos i was trying to upload aren’t uploading anymore. What do I do???