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Unable to start dropbox in Ubuntu 20.04
Hi, I am unable to start the dropbox in Ubuntu 20.04 with Headless Mode with the following errors. I had read through all the forums and documents to find out the solution in order to fix this error but now lucks. I had already perform `dropbox start` as root but still obtains: Couldn't start Dropbox.This is usually…
What is .dropbox.device?
Hello! I found a hidden file called .dropbox.device on a disk partition of one of my internal hard drives. Can someone please demystify this file for me? I would like to know exactly what this is and what it's used for. Given all previous user accounts of this file, I know it is created by Dropbox. I will post some…
Grant file access
i had download on my dropbox app on my Mac few word documents, when i try to open them is showing grant file access, i then select the file, grant the access but it says that i can't grant the access i'm an admin. what should i do? Thank you.
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Stable Build 132.4.3800
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Print Screen doesn't save screenshots to Dropbox anymore
I've used prtsc to capture my screenshots for like years now but for some reason dropbox doesn't recognize it anymore. The settings in dropbox are correct and its not a hardware problem b/c I can still press prtsc and then ctrl+v into paint.
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Can't connect to Dropbox at all in Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS
Dropbox suddenly can't connect in Pop!_OS 20.04, I can't even login on the website (and strangely, sometimes it takes forever to load). I've already tried an advanced reinstallation, giving access to the specifics ports in the firewall, and nothing worked. But the thing is, I am running a dual-boot, and on Windows it works…
Context menu missing (even after reinstall and advanced reinstall)
I'm running the latest version of Windows 10. Have reinstalled. No change. Advanced reinstalled (deleted registry entries for Dropbox, and the various dropbox folders in appdata and program files where I found them). Still no change. Please advise.
I'd like to receive real-time email notifications
Dear Forum Users, I am currently using a free Dropbox account for the purpose of testing. The objective of the overall exercise is to identify web-based solutions for the storage of and collaboration on documents of various standard file types (MS Office files, pdf files etc). I understand that in the notifications menu in…
Cannot access Shared Folder
Advice please, I have been using dropbox without any issues for a long time, via my laptop, phone, tablet and dropbox.com, 24hours ago that all changed. I have a shared folder with my partner, my partner did some housekeeping to tidy up the folder. Since then I have not been able to access many of the sub folders on my…
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Linux syncing with an External Drive
I have been unable to sync DropBox folder to an external drive. I have an NVMe drive and a 4tb external and the limited interface of Dropbox does not display my other drives when I go to change prefences. I am using MXLinux and Mint Any suggestions would be appreciated
Beta Build 132.3.3750
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Dropbox macOS 11 Big Sur Problem: Finder Integration and online-only files
Dropbox version v110.3425 in macOS 11 is not showing integration in the finder menu. It is also not showing smart sync notifications in finder windows. Anyone else have this problem?
SOLUTION: Linux / Ubuntu - "There was a problem completing this request" Nebulous Error
Hello everyone, Wanted to share this and post it somewhere for future posterity I have had an issue at an SME that I was pulling my hair out forever over: what the motherloving goodness is this stupid error A ****** of inspiration made me realize that there was a limit on the number of allowed connected devices Increase…
Stable Build 131.4.3968
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Beta Build 131.3.3962
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Beta Build 131.3.3957
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Files failing to save in Dropbox
I keep having this problem. I'll be working on a document or powerpoint and try to save it in Dropbox, and it just...won't save. It doesn't seem to happen if it's a document that was already saved in Dropbox, and I am updating it. It only happens when I try to save a brand new document, or when I try to save a document…
No share.. option when right clicking
I am using the desk top version on my Mac. When I right click there have always been little dropbox icons with "share . . ." being the first one (see picture). Those are now gone when I right click and I can't share. How do I get them back? where did they go? ?
Fixing 'your computer is not connected to the internet'
I'm putting this up in case it will help anyone else. Running Windows 10 but I don't think this fix will be OS dependent. I have had two PC in the last couple of weeks that Dropbox has stopped syncing on, saying there is no internet connection (there is). I spent hours trying to fix it and did everything short of…
Opening files from Dropbox on Pages/Numbers/Keynote iPad apps
I have the latest Dropbox App installed on an iPad Pro 2018 running iOS 12.1.4, as well as on my 2012 MacBook Pro. When trying to open Numbers/Keynote/Pages files in those iPad apps from my Dropbox, I get the message that "file cannot be saved." (There is no issue on the MacBook.) If I duplicate the file on my MacBook and…
My files were deleted when I uninstalled the app
So the thing is i was syncing my laptop with dropbox. Many files were synced but there were still files left to be synced and it was taking a lot of time. So, i thought of uninstalling and installing dropbox. For this at first, i unlinked my pc and sync was stopped and uninstalled dropbox. While i was uninstalling dropbox,…
After Effects and online-only files
Hi there, I'd really appreciate any advice that anyone can offer? I work with Dropbox daily, alongside Adobe After Effects. Does anyone know how to stop After Effects automatically downloading and syncing online only files when you open up a project? Often I just want to work in a limited way within an AE project (e.g.…
I'm not sure about the credentials of my paid Dropbox account.
I'm on a new computer, and I'm trying to log into my upgraded Dropbox account with all of my files. I logged in with what I thought was my correct email account, but none of my files are showing up. And, it's also not my upgraded account. I tried to use the credit card charge feature to look up my associated account, but…
Sync started by mistake -- how do I undo this?
I inadvertently set up my new computer with Dropbox to sync with my entire Documents folder, which has over 300GB on it. Needless to say, I ran out of space on Dropbox rather quickly. I also use OneDrive, which keeps my files in the Cloud while still appearing on my computer. I am assuming there is no "UNDO" button to…
Dropbox Not Syncing and reached device limit
I wake up this morning and with coffee in hand, go outside with my Pixel 3XL phone, and snap a couple pics of where I'd like to place my new custom-made address sign on my garage. "Send us some pictures of where you would like the sign to go, we will calculate the exact size needed". and the headache begins..... I noticed…
Dropbox app is constantly creating desktop.ini files - how can I disable this?
As per the title; the latest dropbox is now generating desktop.ini files pretty much as soon as they're deleted (they were recreated only on dropbox starts earlier, so a delete upon startup was all I needed). This is detrimental for me; how can I disable this behaviour? They are pretty meaningless files, too, this is all…
Signing into a different Dropbox account on my computer
I need to sign into a different Dropbox account on my computer, but there are a lot of files and they will all be the same on the new account. I need to be able to switch accounts and keep the old files on the computer (instead of having to download them again on the new account).

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