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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 ****** 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 ****** to move things from the new dropbox to the old one. Click and drag…
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 ****** 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…
Dropbox not updating files
Can dropbox get live updates of files added, directly from my ****** drive? No matter what I have done, checked or unchecked, files do not update in dropbox
Is there a way to see the upload errors for a large amount of files on the website?
I'm trying to upload a large number (over 5,000) of files. When the upload is finished, the status bar at the bottom of the screen says that there were 4 errors in the upload but when I click on the status bar to see which files didn't upload the browser freezes and I have to either refresh the page or close the tab to get…
Right click 'copy dropbox link' not working
I have recently gone through the difficult jounrey of transferring to a new latop... however, the process was remarkably smooth as all files are on dropbox! I am having a problem though. I like to share files and folders with other colleagues by sharing link to them and have always right clicked the "copy Dropbox" link -…
Waiting to sync...taking 4 days and still no network activity
Hello, I have been trying to sync a large backup file to my Dropbox account for 4 days and after a 30 minute period of 'Indexing', disk activity stops (Task Manager) and my system sits idle. Checking the Dropbox status icon in system tray(lower right) just shows 'Uploading 3 files' but there is no network traffic that I…
Image previews not loading or very slow, even those outside dropbox folder!
Dropbox is slowing down thumbnail generations on Windows, even when images are not located inside a dropbox folder. This is very annoying and only solution is to exit dropbox while working.
The link for the bad files check is not working.
Help link in this Solution (https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-files-folders/Files-and-Folders-not-showing-on-PC/td-p/270415) not working: https://www.dropbox.com/bad_files_check
PDF outline/bookmarks in browser viewer
I want to see my pdf's bookmarks outline when I open it in my browser (Chrome) but don't see a way to do that or a relevant Community discussion aimed at browser viewing. I can show thumbnail pages in the sidebar, but not bookmarks. Any ideas?
Dropbox software needs installation on every startup
I am running Ubuntu 18.04 and on this computer every time I turn on the computer comes another request to install the proprietary software. This is annoying as it should know that the latest version already exists. This morning I saw 2 Dropbox icons on the status bar, so perhaps it is the second instance which is causing…
Dropbox wont replicate encrypted files
I hope someone out there can help me with this problem as it’s driving me mad….I’ve tried everything, deleting Dropbox, re-installing it, checking the sign-in details on bothall my laptops, and spending literally hours in the forums etc all to no avail. I have two laptops. Both use the same Dropbox account and version of…
Dropbox folder actual size is larger than the contents within it.
Hi. When I 'Get Info' about my Dropbox folder from the side bar of a Finder window, it shows that the folder is 250Gb in size. Yet when I look at the contents of the folder - there are only a number of tiny files and one main folder which is only 129Gb in size. Please can someone explain this!
Can I resume uploads to the Dropbox site instead of starting over?
Why do I have to restart a file UPLOAD every time have some internet failure connection? Is it possible to re-start the uploading at the point where the connection failed? (ex. restart after 30%, 70%, 99%) Tks. Roberto
How can I open files from the website locally?
I have recently read the article From Web To Desktop . This article is 5 years old. Today, I can't find a way to open files locally from the web browser. Is it possible to open files locally (using native applications in Windows, Mac OS or IOS) using Dropbox Url link or through a web platform?
Dropbox re-syncs 10,000+ files after every reboot
Dropbox re-syncs 10,000+ files after every reboot - files that I haven't touched, and it always looks to be the same directories affected, not the whole Dropbox. This also seems to happen after I pause Dropbox for even 10 minutes, work on a handful of files (like literally 5 files), then un-pause - it needs to re-sync…
How do I get the QR code to link my computer to Dropbox?
I cant seem to get a QR code so i can sync my computer and android phone.
Hardlinks in dropbox folder
Now that Dropbox has stopped supporting symlinks within Dropbox folder (to folders outside Dropbox), my setup no longer works. I wonder if ****** links from within Dropbox to folders outside Dropbox would work, meaning that they would sync. Or would Dropbox ignore the external folder?
Moving the Dropbox Folder on Ubuntu
I have been looking but not finding anything... can anyone point me in the right direction for moving the Dropbox folder? I have Ubuntu Server (no Gui) installed and the Dropbox folder (and the two symlinks Dropbox Business created) is located in the home directory. My data is in another directory (seperate ****** drive)…
On Mac, aliases in Dropbox to folders within Dropbox no longer work across devices
I'm having the same problem as what the user Robio describes here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Files-folders/Mac-aliases-within-Dropbox-used-to-work-on-all-shared-devices/m-p/370300 That discussion went to e-mail before a solution was found. Since I'm having exactly the same issue, I would like to know how…
Can I hide the Dropbox icon from the menu bar?
Can I remove the dropbox icon from the status bar, and later get it back without jeopardizing my dropbox account during that period?

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