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Dropbox icon will not stay in Notification Area of Windows 10 Taskbar
I am used to always seeing the Dropbox icon in the Notification Area of the Windows Taskbar. But for the last few weeks, it refuses to keep that as the default. I want it to stay there, because seeing it (and certain other icons) in "ready" mode are how I tell when it's safe for me to start MY work. Every time I boot up, I…
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Beta Build 147.3.4765
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Beta Build 147.3.4786
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Dropbox Preferences hangs when trying to change folder location
I decided to partition my hard drive and want to move the dropbox folder to the new partition (from C: to E:). Every time I try to move the folder using Dropbox Preferences, it just spins, and I get "Not Responding" in Task Manager. I'm running Windows 11 on a new MSI laptop. Has anyone else had this happen? Were you able…
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Move files without properties by default
Is there a way to set a default so Dropbox doesn't prompt me about properties? I synch the pictures from my computer to Dropbox . When I try to copy them to Google drive, it gives me a message that it won't copy some properties. I click the box to say okay, and it copies the files perfectly for me. I love that Dropbox…
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Dropbox not uploading/syncing new files after fresh install of Linux Mint 20.1
Hi All, I recently upgraded my Linux Mint 19 desktop with a fresh install of Linux Mint 20.1. Dropbox worked brilliantly on Mint 19. After the Mint upgrade and installing Dropbox via the Software Manager, my existing 100GB of files downloaded/synced from the server with no problem. However, new files or folders I create on…
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How to Change Location of Local Dropbox Folder, Win11 Home.
I am running Windows 11 Home Edition, NOT in S mode. I want to free up space on my c: drive by moving my local Dropbox folder to my d: drive. When I try to open the Dropbox app to look for the Sync tab, it doesn't work. A new file explorer window opens instead. There are no sync settings to be found. I have run the…
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Gray X on files, and they won't open. What does this mean? Should I change their settings?
Hi, I have thousands of gray Xs on my dropbox files and they will not open. When I click on the file I get an adobe notification that says "somethings gone wrong" or if it is Words, it simply freezes the program from opening. I noticied that when this happens my dropbox in the systray starts to "sync." This is causing a…
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Bug: icon moves back to the taskbar corner overflow after rebooting PC
Hello, I am running Windows 11 enterprise and the Dropbox icon never stays in the taskbar corner after a reboot. When I restart my laptop it moves to the taskbar corner overflow. On the "taskbar corner overflow" list (see settings -> personalization), there are two Dropbox icons. One shows version 147.3.4761 when you…
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Beta Build 147.3.4761
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 Offline Installer Auto-updates:…
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Stable Build 146.4.4836
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. In this update: Long filenames during conflict filename generation will be safely truncated. Previously, if a filename was under the length limit and a conflicted copy was needed, the new copy's filename would be too long…
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Smart Sync option is missing from File Explorer
Hello, I upgraded to window 11 yesterday hoping that this would resolve this issue, but no luck. Now I cannot see if my files are synced locally or on cloud. But strange enough, when I tried to open a file via Word App, the smart sync icons magically appeared. There is now a brown storage box icons next to the dropbox…
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What is DropboxOEM?
I'm on Windows 10. I never used the Dropbox app, and this file Appdata/Roaming/DropboxOEM has 20 gigabytes of data in it. I want to know what data Dropbox is putting on my computer.
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Smart Sync doesn't work for Logic Pro files
I'm experiencing an issue with smart sync. It works perfectly for all my files, exept for Logic Pro X Files. When I right-click and choose 'online only' it syncs, sets the icon to the grey online-only-icon, but within 5 seconds or so, the green 'local-icon' appears again and it's not synced anymore. I tried to find which…
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Downloading Dropbox app / installing updates
It is almost impossible to find the proper way to update my dropbox app on my Mac computer. I've been looping around and around the website trying to find a link to download the latest dropbox app and get it updated on my computer, because there is no option to update from within my existing dropbox app. There is also no…
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Replace hard drive letter with folder drop box
Hello! I am using windows 10 Can i replace the hard drave letter with folder drop box 1. Will my files be saved ? 2. Dropbox will be updated ?
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Windows 11 and Dropbox
Is there any reason not to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 with respect to Dropbox? Will it be seamless, or might I encounter problems with Dropbox after installing Windows 11? Anything I should be aware of about using Dropbox before I install Windows 11? Thanks.
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Beta Build 146.3.4795
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 Offline Installer Auto-updates:…
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Beta Build 146.3.4820
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 Offline Installer Auto-updates:…
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Dropbox Finder Extension on Mac Resource Consumption
Since upgrading to Big Sur, I have started noticing Dropbox Finder Extension occasionally spawning multiple instances and consuming tons of resources. This ends up causing my mac to become unresponsive. It seems like this is a bug, and I would love to know the best path to submit a bug report.
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A file in my Dropbox folder can't be synced due to OneDrive, also can't be ignored. What can I do?
Hi guys. I have been using Dropbox for many years but my company started using OneDrive. But, I would like to keep all documents in Dropbox to keep everything centralized and just one app on the phone. I've tried to direct OneDrive to a folder inside Dropbox but it turns out that there is always a file that Dropbox can't…
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Smart Sync is experiencing an issue
I am having an ongoing issue with Smart Sync. MacBook Pro 2017- OSX 10.13.6 Drop box 58.4.92 DropBox app is giving me this error. "Smart Sync is experiencing an issue. To open online-only files, right-click and choose SmartSync and then local." I have to manually right click, sync to local, and then open files (does not…
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System icon disappears from Taskbar (Windows 10 Pro)
There's a few topics on this already, but none with my specific issue. Dropbox app is definitely installed on my Surface Pro and I am actively using it throughout each day. However, the Dropbox icon keeps removing itself from my system tray. Looking at Taskbar Settings > Select which icons appear on the taskbar ...Dropbox…
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Dropbox error - couldn't start Dropbox on Ubuntu
Couldn't start Dropbox. error after fresh install of Ubuntu 18.04
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Can't open Microsoft Online files from Dropbox online
Everytime I try to open a doc from Dropbox Online into Microsoft Word Online it just opens to a blank page. I'm on a Dropbox Team. I have a Microsoft Office Online account through my university (different email to my Dropbox account). I've tried Chrome and Firefox. Most importantly, it works fine using another computer…
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Stable Build 145.4.4921
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 Offline Installer Auto-updates: In…
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Beta Build 143.3.4090
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How can I print directly from my Dropbox account online?
Totally sloppy answers. There are two scenarios where one prints from an uploaded document. The above instructions seem to work only for one of the two. Yes, if I upload a document to my desktop Dropbox ON THE COMPUTER, I can then print no problem. But guess what? when working from a strange computer that requires one to…
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"Follow" Folder Option Grayed Out
Someone has shared a folder with me, and I want to "follow" the folder so that I get emails when a file is added or changed. When I over over the ellipses for the folder, the "follow" option is grayed out and not available. How do I follow this folder that has been shared with me?
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Beta Build 145.3.4915
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 Offline Installer Auto-updates:…