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I keep getting an error when I try to open a word document - Additional permissions are required...
I keep getting the message to Grant File Access, followed by another message in chich additional permissionas are required. reading another post on the subject, restarting the computer does fix it. but this is happening on a daily basis. This is a mac running Mojave 10.14.4 (18E226). I can't seem to find what the pattern…
Desktop client stuck a "Syncing..."
Edit #2 tldr: Dropbox on Ubuntu works fine on fresh install, but quickly decides every file is "unwatched" and refuses to sync anything. ----------- Hey folks — I have Dropbox v100.4.409 installed on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine (64-bit). My dropbox folder is on an external 2TB Seagate hard drive (Ext4). The problem is simple:…
Slow Upload & bandwidth settings ignored
Hi, I recently started to use dropbox again, but I do have a problem with the desktop app on windows. When I try to upload a file, I get ~1MB/s. My settings are set to "no limit" for both download and upload. When I then change the settigns to either a fixed upload speed or the auto regulation one and then back to no limit…
Working on the same file on two computers and syncing it automatically based on latest changes
Hello, I am working on a manuscript on laptop #1, I am automatically backing it up to Dropbox. I want to make sure that when I switch to laptop #2 it has the latest I worked on from laptop #1. Then when I make make changes to the laptop #2 version I want that to update the Dropbox file, so that when I switch to laptop #1 I…
Help, can't change files to online-only, filled up disc!
After upgrading to Dropbox Plus, with 2TB of space, I just transferred a lot of files and folders into my Dropbox. I thought they would automatically be online-only, but when they started to sync they have almost totally filled my hard drive. I cannot change anything to "online-only." That option is not available to me. I…
Finder and Dropbox desktop app not showing file preview
Hey guys, I just recently switched from Google Drive to Dropbox for Business. Finder on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave and the new dropbox desktop app won’t show file previews of my files, just the Apple default preview logo. However on the iOS app and on the web file previews show. This is a big deal for me because google drive…
Fedora 31 tray icon no longer available
Upon upgrading to Fedora 31 the dropbox icon in the upper right no longer is available. I have to open Dropbox from Files.
Desktop app on Windows keeps asking to make changes to the hard drive
Drop box running smoothly for the last few months. This last week numerous issues. 1st the icon app in the tray stopped working. If I click on it I get the standard Windows 10 messages which basically says do you want this app to make changes on your hard drive"? I say yes and nothing. Still no app. The small icon that…
The desktop app is deleting my files after my external drive got disconnected
Please help!! Dropbox has just started deleting most of my files and folders. It seems to have begun just after my external hard drive went offline, which is where I sync Dropbox to. Is there any way to stop it and how do I recover? Thanks!
Smart Sync not showing up
My PC previously installed the Dropbox with Smart Sync function, but recently after an update I have lost this function and I don't seem to see any on/off switch in preferences nor on the right click list on Dropbox folder. My mac however do still have this option. The version I have currently installed on the Windows is…
Need to "download proprietary daemon" every time Ubuntu restart.
I have installed Dropbox successfully on Ubuntu 14.04 using the 64-bit .deb installer from from https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux Everything goes well and dropbox has synced all my files properly. However, each time I start up Ubuntu, Dropbox pops up the window saying "Dropbox is the easiest way to share ... you must…
How to create sub folders within a main folder?
I am new to Droopbox and trying to create sub folders within a main folder, can some one please tell me how to. In advance thank you very much.
I don't want to sync my Desktop folder. Any ideas?
I changed my password. Logged out of the other devices that access my dropbox and then logged in with the new password. In doing so I notice there is now a desktop folder. I do not want drop box to share my desktop files. So I deleted the folder. wrong. I lost all my images that were left on the desk top. I restored all…
Is it possible to rename batches of photos at the same time?
Hello Community, I am unsuccessfully attempting to rename batches of photos. I've tried searching but info seems to be 4 years old and states it can't be done, unless a third party app is used. Does anyone have newer info? I can't be the only one wanting to do this. P.S. I work on a Mac. TIA, Gena
Folder not showing up on my computer
Set up a new folder in dropbox and wasn't ablet to see the same folder under my file explorer on my computer. It seems that they were not syncrhozing and I have selected all folders under selective sync. No idea? help will be appreciated.
No Internet connection error after app reinstall - Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6
After the desktop app just said "Connecting," constantly (and showing that it was not linked to a Dropbox account), I uninstalled it and re-installed it. I did it several times, but was never given the option to log in. It just kept saying "Connecting." I followed instructions in other posts on how to delete the…
Is there an option to use Dropbox as a mounted cloud drive?
Hih looking to see if Dropbox has a "drive" option where if you are connected to the internet, you can see your data through a folder on your file manager. When you disconnect, it goes away. Much like Box and Egnyte have. I "assumed" Dropbox has this functionality but do not see it anywhere I look on the app. Any help?…
Why can't Dropbox use the same sync icons as other cloud providers?
Hi I would like to ask why you at Dropbox dont find a way to share/merge the overlay icon wiht other app's using similar icons? instead of trying ot overtake them all...? breaking other apps for no good reason ! We now get a reminder from dropbox app, to reinstall, to fix settings as I moved dropbox icons lower down in the…
What's the best way to back up the Dropbox folder if I don't have enough space to sync all files?
Hello, I'm using Dropbox Business with Smart Sync. I would like to brckup my entire dropbox to an external hardware (alternative ideas welcome). According to Dropbox support I would have to: * move my dropbox folder to the external hard drive * change smart sync settings to all local * move my dropbox folder back to the…
Dropbox using too much memory on my PC
I only have 3,200 files (2.56 GB) and Dropbox uses 3X more memory than anything else on my PC (win 10 v2004). I've had DB (syncing to my PC and Laptop) for many years, never had or noticed this issue and I've never had such a slow computer. I don't use DB all that much, mostly a few files/year and to upload photos…
Moving Dropbox folder to a new drive WITHOUT resyncing.
My current Dropbox pathway is on a drive that is maxed out of capacity and I want to move it to a 2TB internal SSD. I copied my entire Dropbox folder to the new drive but when I try to choose the new location of where my Dropbox folder is located, it created another Dropbox folder inside my current Dropbox folder. Every…
How to integrate Dropbox and Dropbox for s mode
I have 2 dropboxes. 1 is a Dropbox that I access on my desktop Windows machine, and another is a Dropbox for s mode that is accessed through my iPad. I didn't ask for that one. It seemed to show up when I got a new computer 3 months ago. It is hard to move things from the new dropbox to the old one. Click and drag doesn't…
Symbol on photos in dropbox
Some of the photos in my dropbox folder show green tick. other show a small cloud. What do the symbols mean? I seem to be able to view both. Thanks
Linking files from Excel (with HYPELINK() function)
Hi, (BTW, this is not a problem with my Excel formula. It has to be something to do with the way file paths are created in DropBox...) I am trying to create dynamic links within an excel spreadsheet to PDF files. All files (including the excel worksheet) are stored in the same Dropbox directory. The Excel workbook is a…
Dropbox keeps crashing and restarting itself in an infinite crash loop
Since yesterday, Dropbox is stuck in a crash/restart loop, I'm on Mac OS Mojave. I tried: Installed the last stable version and still in the crash loop. Installed the last beta version and still in the crash loop. Deleted the Dropbox application and re-install - still the same results. I opened console - the last message…
What happens when I pause (or exit) Dropbox during file syncing?
Let's say I have a 16GB file that is now syncing for the first time to the Dropbox cloud from a Windows PC, using the desktop app. The file is 89% uploaded, I then pause Dropbox, the desktop app itself is still open, 12 hours later I resume Dropbox, does the upload continue from the same point? And how does this work when…
How do I move my Dropbox to a new computer?
I have a new computer. How can I move my Dropbox to the new computer? Or start a new account for it? Eleanor
How can I avoid downloading all my files when I install dropbox app?
Hi, We have a Business account with a amount of files bigger than our laptop harddisk. Every new employee we have the same problem : when they download the dropbox app on their computer (Mac Os), it start to synchronize all our folder. But it saturates the laptop's hard drive before we are able to active Smart Sync and…
My computer's experiencing a lot of high CPU usage
I have a fresh install of Windows 10 on a 32Gb i7 laptop. Dropbox was installed a week ago with most files set to online only, and the initial sync completed within a few hours. Now, Dropbox frequently uses 30% CPU, even when syncing is paused. Of my 73,000 files, 50,000 of those are marked as symlinks. I don't know why…
How can I keep my symlinks in the Dropbox folder on my Mac OS?
For years I have used symlinks in my dropbox to the subfolders of my home directory in Mac OS (e.g. /Users/myname/Music, Documents, Pictures etc.) so the the files I'm working in in /Music, /Pictures, and /Documents get automatically synced to dropbox, and it's worked really well. But I got a message from dropbox today…

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