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Two computers with single Dropbox account and want to change folder location
Hi, I am looking to change the location of my Dropbox folder. Right now both computers have Dropbox installed and the files are in the default location. My question is, I want to change the location of the Dropbox folder to the D: \ on Computer 1, but Computer 2 doesn't have a D: \ drive. Will that work? Or do both…
i can't install dropbox, allways appear ERROR 2 message, also in advanced installation mode
i can't install dropbox, allways appear ERROR 2 message, also in advanced installation mode. i've deleted all previous installations i've deleted %PATHS as you show in another post i've tryed install with ADM permission but allways appears ERROR 2 DROPBOX INSTALLER CAN'T BE EXECUTED. please, help. all my problems started…
Incompatibility with firefox.
When uploading files via the web, sometimes the upload reaches "1 sec" and gets stuck. I have contacted Dropbox support and they have suggested that I use a different browser. I have done it and it has worked perfectly. What happens is that I always use Firefox and I would prefer not to have to change browsers for these…
Cannot install dropbox on Windows 7 32bit
Hello I try install dropbox on my old PC which run windows 7 32 bit. Both online and offline installer gave me the same result, there are 2 dialog boxes ask me to run the installer then ask me to make change on hard drive and then nothing happen. The desktop app won't install at all. I try turn off windows firewall and…
Trouble with internal symlinks
Hello, I am struggling with symlinks. I can't get them to work. I have a folder structure like this: Fotos/jpeg/ [files] Fotos/colecciones( [links to some files] The links are defined like "../jpeg/[file]", so those links are pointing to files that are in Dropbox - I tried before linking to the full path, with the same…
Dropbox passwords extensions (both for Firefox and Chrome) can't find desktop app on Windows
Today the browsers extensions (both for Firefox and Chrome) stopped detecting the desktop app on my Windows computer (on my Mac it's working as expected). I reinstalled both the desktop app (version 1.2.40) and the extensions, rebooted the computer, but the extensions still can't find the desktop app. It was working find…
Backing up select folders
I want to backup (not sync) only select folders from my "Documents" into dropbox. But in the backup tab, I am not able to select the folders to backup from "Documents." Backing up entire "Documents" eats up all the space in no time. Any helpful hints on selecting specific folders appreciated.
Learn all about camera uploads with Dropbox
Creating memories is so important, and backing those memories up is just as important! It might not be as exciting to store your photos as it is to create those memories, but it means that you can look back on your photos and relive those moments for years to come. Well, we’re here to make sure you know all about camera…
Computer backup "can't backup without permissions" error for Documents folder. How can I fix this?
I'm trying to have DB back up my documents folder, but it keeps saying "cant backup without permission". Ive already set it to read and write for all users. How do I fix this?
View dropbox sync activity
How do I see what files dropbox is attempting to sync? Dropbox is consistently the highest CPU consuming app on my mac and I'd like to look at if there are files failing, file permission issues, syncing of any files regularly bc of apps touching them, etc. How many files are getting sync over a period of time, the size of…
How can I locate large files in my account?
Hi - I need to filter out the large files stored in my local app so I can find some to delete, free up space and start syncing with the web browser version again. I can't see an option to identify where these large files are - some folders don't show the amount of storage space they're taking so no clues that way - does…
NAS
Hi, I want to set up a home NAS device which syncs with my Dropbox cloud account. I have the option of buying a new NAS with Dropbox installed on it, or somehow reusing my old NAS boxes which can't install Dropbox, by e.g. installing Dropbox on a router (or other network hardware), which then acts as the go-between. I…
I can't open my own files from the Dropbox folder, even after copying content outside the folder.
I have had major headaches with the Dropbox desktop app ever since installing it. In particular, the Dropbox app running in the background has caused my computer and my Internet connection to freeze many times. It even prevented the Windows Task Manager from loading properly so I couldn't kill the Dropbox process--yet when…
Dropbox unexpectedly quit Your files are safe. Restart Dropbox
We are getting error message as "Dropbox unexpectedly quit Your files are safe. Restart Dropbox..." repeatedly while files are getting synced to dropbox, this might have happened after Dropbox update of 120.4.4598. We are using Windows 10 OS.
Is there a way to install Dropbox without an internet connection?
Hello all, I need to install the dropbox without internet connection. Is there a way I can download the full installation file? The standard installation file is contacting the internet during the installation...
How to Remove Access to Dropbox files
I have to send my laptop in for repair and I want to remove access to the Dropbox files (some are shared with others, some are not) from the laptop. So far I have Quit DropBox on the app, uninstalled the DropBox software, and rebooted, yet I can still get access to Dropbox files. I do not want to delete these files from my…
How can I prevent very long syncing time of files in large folders?
I have numerous folders in Dropbox, and the largest one is my Outlook Backup of office emails over many years, which is about 40GB. Occasionally, like today, I have to go in and save a new email, and the resulting syncing and indexing can take literally hours, which really slows down my PC. How can I prevent this very long…
I can't use Dropbox with Brave now
Hello, I usually use Brave browser. Since 2 weeks ago or so, everytime I log in, suddenly I get a message from the browser saying "STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION". For a split of a second I can see everything fine, but then the message appears. Previously it was perfect. I never had a problem and I've changed nothing in the…
New Drobox app is terrible!
If I wanted to look at the latest files uploaded to my dropbox, I'd click on the dropbox icon in my menubar (Mac OS) and click on the folder containing the file that was last uploded as the folder tree was right under the file name. On top of that I could right click the file name in the app, copy a link to these files and…
Files stuck syncing but queue shows nothing
Hello! About three weeks ago, I got a refurbished Macbook Air and transferred all the content from my old Macbook Pro over using Time Machine. Relinked my work and personal Dropboxes from the new computer, etc. Everything is working great EXCEPT my Dropbox has been trying to sync the last 679 files for the entire three…
Direct Download: "cannot create file" error
In trying to "direct download" dozens of video files, many will download fine but many will bring up a "cannot create file" error and won't download. I've tried downloading many files at once, one at a time, clearing the cache, restarting the browser, restarting the computer...but once a file won't download, that one won't…
How to force files and/or folders to load locally?
I have just installed Dropbox on a new laptop in preparation for working for a few days when out of range of internet (might be able to connect through a tethered mobile phone, but with only limited bandwidth). I want to make sure I have access to all critical documents and files. With my tablet or smartphone I can set a…
how do I download all of my dropbox files?
DropBox has served me flawlessly, and conveniently, for many years. But now I'm retiring, and plan to leave the service. DropBox syncs my Projects folder. I'd like to download everything from DropBox, but I'm not sure how to do it? Is there a simple way to be sure that all of my Project files now live on my Mac? The data…
Is it safe to delete dropbox cache old files?
$ dropbox version Dropbox daemon version: 99.4.501 Dropbox command-line interface version: 2019.02.14 I'm running Fedora 32 on my main workstation with a 'normal' Dropbox installation, but a fairly small SSD drive. My disk hit 100% today when someone in our team dumped many Gb of data into a shared folder. I used the CLI…
Windows User Account Control (UAC) keeps popping up
Do you want to allow this program to make changes to your computer? Dropbox.exe VERY ANNOYING. Comes up all the time. Was working fine for at least a year now, and suddenly I keep getting this message frequently. #makeitstop
Stable Build 52.4.60
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Sync vs Backup
Suppose I want to backup the Documents folder on my old computer, partly for backup, and partly so I can reference items in on my new computer. What's the difference between using Backup vs Sync for this folder? Thank you!
Can't select iMac desktop "Pictures" folder to be backed up or synced.
Hello, when I started my 3 TB DropBox business trial last month I was under the impression I would be able to back up all my photos (over 1 TB) from my iMac desktop computer (not from my iPhone, which only holds a fraction of my photos). I have searched endlessly, please help. System: iMac desktop/OS Mojave 10.14.6. My…
My .jpegs won't open because they have an iCloud extension
I copied hundreds of photos over to my dropbox folders and now can't open many of them. the extension icloud has been added to many of them and now I can't access them. Any idea how to fix this? Thanks!
No repository for Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
I was checking linux.dropbox.com but was unable to find a repository for Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa. Now that 20.04 is released as LTS, will this repo be added soon?

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