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How to disable Dropbox Backup?
I just allowed DB to backup my folders and now the desktop is a mess. How can I revert to pre backup?
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Sync icon missing in finder
Hi, I use to see sync icons in the finder on my mac. Now the dropbox app on my computer is not showing these icons, so it's very hard to tell what is synced locally versus what is synced online only. Did dropbox do away with these tools? Also, did the dropbox app change? It now feels like it's just buried in my finder,…
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Lightroom Smart Previews Issue
I've been using Lightroom on a Mac running Monterey OS 12.x for some time and have always been able to see my Smart Previews even when the Folder was online only. Now I am not always seeing the Smart Previews. Weirdly, I am able to see Smart Previews, when offline, in some folders including the last three folders that I…
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Screenshots no longer going to Pictures/Screenshots (WIN 11)
Using WIN 10 and 11 my screenshots always worked well, going to the folder Pictures/Screenshots after a brief dimming of the screen, which I interpreted as the taking of the screenshot. One day Dropobox started to stick its nose in and I always said the equivalent of "Get out! Get out! Get out!" Now I'm at the point where…
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Dropbox application dies - Windows 11
I have Windows 11 running on my laptop with Norton 360. The issue is Dropbox application just dies randomly. I tried to reinstall couple of times, and it helped but stopped working now. I have uninstalled Norton 360 (back to Windows Defender now 🙂 and tried to reinstall Dropbox. But still no luck. Any ideas?
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Dropbox app doesn't start Mac
On macOS11.6.8, every time I restart the machine, the Dropbox app fails to restart automatically so my files stop syncing, and I have trouble restarting it manually. The Dropbox icon doesn't appear on the menu bar and double clicking the icon in the launchpad doesn't actually start it the way it does with a normal app. I…
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Deleting a "Zombie" Dropbox
Hello, I have a big issue with DropBox. I used it a while ago and when I didn't need it. I tried deleting it. So basically, I deleted only the destop dropbox stuff. I thought it was enough. But now I have this white weird icon of Dropbox. And recently, a lot of my animation application is telling me that they are lacking…
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Dropbox back up not working with Adobe Creative Cloud
I purchased Dropbox Back up – it will not copy my document folder! it come up with a message about and error with Creative cloud. Not a good start.
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Beta Build 163.3.5436
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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How to remove an transfer option from context menu windows 11
Hi, it has been bothering me for a while that there is a Dropbox option in every menu. I have never used it, I do transfer files to dropbox via a folder - I organize the files right away. I removed the transfer option from the old menu (the same way as for win 10, described somewhere on the forum, I have a .reg file to…
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Missing finder Smart Sync icons
This morning for some reason all the Smart Sync icons in finder windows have disappeared. Syncing is still functional, but the icons are gone. I've restarted, re-installed the app, toggled "enable Finder integration" on and off, all with no result. Any ideas?
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Stable Build 162.4.5419
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Fixes in this update: * Issues that caused camera uploads to fail when importing from devices running iOS 16 have been resolved. * Issues that prevented external drive backups from being paused and…
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How long does the Dropbox desktop app keep sync history of files?
How long does the dropbox app keep the sync history of files? Do they last forever, or are they purged at intervals? Is there a setting to change how many items are shown in the sync history?
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Keeping online-only files at Dropbox due to insufficient local storage
Please point out where I have gone wrong: At Setting/General, Online-only files on Mac set to “ON” as per appendix 1 At Finder (Mac), Open the Dropbox folder, Right-click the file or folder you'd like to set to online-only, expect to click on “Make online-only” but no such option at my desktop (MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6).…
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Photo backup to memory stick?
If I turn on automatic upload from my iOS camera, can I also easily move all the photos from Dropbox to a memory stick and the delete my Dropbox photos. I don’t necessarily want all my photos in Dropbox storage, would rather have them on a stick. I haven’t found a good way to directly bulk transfer photos from the phone to…
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Beta Build 163.3.5425
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes including the following: Features in this update: * Dropbox Backup will now back up files and folders that are backed up by most third-party providers Fixes in this update: * The Sync issues page will now refresh…
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Beta Build 162.3.5408
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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'Desktop' can't be opened because the original item can't be found.
I have a Mac. I went to use Dropbox to upload some files. I got a message saying I needed to update. I followed all the prompts that popped up and ended up with Dropbox copying or moving my desktop and other files until it was full. When I try to use Finder to access my Desktop is says, "Desktop" can't be opened because…
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Can I upload from a external Hard drive straight to Dropbox?
Can I upload from a external Hard drive straight to drop box? It’s plugged into the computer and I can see the files when I look at it but when I try to upload to Dropbox it says there are no files there? I don’t have the space to transfer to computer and then upload so not sure where to go from here as I need all those…
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Camera uploads tries to upload all my photos, even though it had already uploaded 90% of them
I am on a desktop Mac and I have been plugging in my phone to upload my photos to DB for years. I prefer this method to using the phone app because it renames the photos to the date, which helps organize them. Suddenly the camera uploads WON'T just upload the latest photos--it wants to upload all my photos, which it can't…
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Revit sync notification on desktop app
Hello everyone, I am working on Windows 10, current update, starting this week Dropbox sends me a (red) notification on the tray icon every time I save a Revit file, it says "couldn't sync files".
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scheuled sync
can i schedule my dropbox to sync files in certain time weekly...for example syncing starts every sunday at 10 pm?
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How can I disable the push notification when copying Dropbox link from PC
I don't want dropbox to tell me I just copied I file. I know I did, because I just told it to. How do I disable that? I've already gone to Windows' Action Center and disabled Dropbox' icon and notifications there, I disabled every notification in preferences->notifications for the PC program. Yet I keep seeing them. How do…
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how to save bank statements to Dropbox
Hi, It doesn't seem like my question fits exactly into any of the categories. My credit union's website hasn't been working well lately, so I can't log on with my computer and download account statements. The only way I can access them for now is to open my banking phone app. I can see the PDF statements, but they're tiny,…
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Custom folder icons on Mac are not working
I have hundreds of folders, each with a custom icon. On Mac, this is saved as a hidden file in the folder (Icon?). Dropbox renames this file to 'Icon_' when syncing and removes the bit from the folder that says it has a custom icon. I know this has been going on for a long while. Does DB support folder icons? Or do I have…
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Dropbox renamed folder, no longer syncing
So I'm managing a non-profit sky survey project and have used Dropbox to sync our data to a large secondary hard drive on a Dell workstation (windows 10 pro). This has worked flawlessly for the past 6.5 years. Suddenly yesterday morning, the computer booted windows with some message that Dropbox can no longer sync with the…
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Why can't I open Smart Synced online-only files?
Hi, I've been using the smart sync function to save space on my Mac. It has been working very well until today. When I try to open any files that are set to online only, they will not open. However, when I choose local, they do open. These files opened fine yesterday, but now today they won't. It's not just a small number…
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Disable autostart permanently - redux
This issue was raised once before here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Apps-and-Installations/Disable-autostart-permanently/td-p/238131. I have the same problem. I cannot prevent Dropbox from auto-starting. If I follow the instructions at the link above then Dropbox cannot be started at all. Suggestions?
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Disable URL to screenshot when taking a screenshot
When I take a screenshot, a public URL to it is automatically copied. This has been annoying in a few situations because I had some code copied that I wanted to paste, but overwritten by the screenshot URL. How can I disable dropbox from automatically copying the URL to my clipboard? I'm on macOS.
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Unable to access content
How come I cannot access to view content of file in my local dropbox in my old harddisk after I change to need PC with additional of hard disk which is from the old PC. I have installed the app to my desktop and I uninstalled the next day. however, all my doc and downloads and other files all went into the Dropbox folder…