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How can I switch off the checkmark icon?
HOW DO YOU TURN OFF THE ICON CHECKMARK
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The download of a large zip file through a web browser fails. Can you help?
I downgraded my account to free status but I have one large file remaining. Trying to dowonload it so I can delete it to free up space but keep getting a "zip download fail" message. Any ideas?
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My dropbox folder got renamed using the name of someone that sent me some files
Sorry if this isn't the correct board. I couldn't find an Issues category. A friend sent me some files, and somehow in the process of retrieving those files my entire dropbox space (namespace? folder hierarchy) got renamed. It's now <His name> Dropbox both on my local drives and, I think, online. It looks like he has…
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Format computer hard drive without having to re-sync my whole Dropbox
I would like to format my machine but do not want to delete file on my drop box I would also like to be able to back my files up locally so that I do not have to dowload them all again once i have formatted the computer
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Change Dropbox folder location
Hi, I am using Dropbox Plus on a Win7-PC. Since my C:/-drive ran out of space, I wanted to change the Dropbox location to F:/. This worked, but Dropbox created a subfolder also named Dropbox. I am not English mothertongue, so pls. bear with me when explainig a litte complicated. My local folder now looks like this:…
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Upload stuck when uploading larger files through the website.
Hello! When trying to upload files the upload gets stuck at 20 or 30%. This only happens when uploading large files (files are smaller than storage space). Can anyone help please? Thanks!
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Two separate personal accounts on the same computer?
My husband and I have two Dropbox personal accounts. They are under two different email addresses. One is basically shared between the two of us, the other is mine with my own files on it. In the past, I have had the "shared" account on our iMac desktop, it shows up on the top bar with the Dropbox icon as well as in the…
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How can I revert accidential folder move without affecting file sync?
Some of my teammates accidentially move a huge folder into another directory. It's easy to revert locally with Ctrl+Z but I'm afraid if it affects to file sync. What is the correct way to recover this kind of mistake? I suppose that every operation will be queued and executed in certain timing so in a case of the mistake I…
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Should videos be buffering on the Dropbox site?
Hello, I downloaded a 2 hour and 16 minute movie and was able to show it fine to my parents on an Ipad. But then when I tried to show it on a laptop to my sister in another home, it would only show about half of it before it began to buffer. Any idea why it buffers like that and what do I need to do to be able to share it…
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Dropbox on Linux (Ubuntu) moving directory: no icon
On Ubuntu 18.04. Dropbox has been purged and *re-installed* because I want to put the Dropbox folder to an external drive. ( I have read the documentation and I understand the issues. I will work with those.) The instructions on this site say that to change the target directory, I must click on the dropbox icon and follow…
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unable to compile tex files on dropbox
Hey, I have a question concerning tex files on Dropbox. Just recently I started facing an issue in my dropbox tex files while compiling them, I get the error: Could not start the command: pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode "main".tex while the same file is being normally compiled outside the dropbox. Any one…
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Dropbox stuck syncing for days
We work on a business version of dropbox and some of the members of the team are experiencing sync problems having many files uploading for days making information not available on cloud. We have decent internet connection (100 MB/s) and can't identify the reason why this happens. Any help will be welcome. Thanks
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Windows File Explorer Dropbox Folder failing to open some files
Hi My employer uses dropbox as a shared drive, and has done so successfully for several years. However I've just started, and have run into an issue where many files are not openable via the windows file explorer folder. I work with primarily excel .xlsx files, however i have noticed this with .pdf files too. It also seems…
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Customize your Dropbox desktop app
The Dropbox desktop app gives one-click access to all the files your team stores in Dropbox. Want to customize the desktop app to optimize your workflow? Check out this video below. You can read more about how to change your desktop app preferences here.
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Dropbox sync stuck on main computer
I have my main computer running windows10 hosting a lot of files (let's call him gustavo), in the beginning it costed me 3 days to make the full index but I need al these files on this pc (615029 files) The syncing finished after 3 days and since then everything was ok... Untill I booted some other computer containing new…
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The desktop app doesn't open, only my Dropbox folder does.
I need to get the actual app to open so I can change the settings (because even though I select "never for this device" for downloading photos, I get the stupid Download Photos window Every Friggin TIME I connect my phone to my computer). The problem is that when I 'open' the Dropbox app on my computer all it does is take…
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In a "mdworker quit unexpectedly" loop after turning on Smart Sync
Ever since turning on Dropbox Smart Sync, Spotlight has been going nuts and using tons of CPU. The helper app "mdworker" is constantly crashing. Will report back after Dropbox finishes indexing all the Smart Sync files. PS. Funny you can't link Dropbox photos to the image uploader in this forum.
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Syncing documents folder in Mac OS 10.14
So now that Dropbox has decided to FUBAR the way we use symlinks in dropbox, " title=":sob: " /> I am left wondering how to sync my "Documents folder. I am willing to move the folder into Dropbox, however, it seems that isn't possible as I can only copy it over and am left with two copies as I can't delete the original…
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New message notification but can't find the message
I have a 'new message notification' number on the Dropbox icon in my Mac Menu but can't find the message. I get message all the time from my clients, but this one seems to be missing or an old one won't clear. I've tried logging out and back in again, but the number is still there. Any suggestions about either why I can't…
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Unable to monitor dropbox folder
I'm using Dropbox on an Arch Linux System. Everything worked fine for months now, until today. When running Dropbox from command line, it prints the error message: Unable to monitor entire Dropbox folder hierarchy. Please run "echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p" and…
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Stable Build 89.4.278
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 Offline Installer Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 OfflineInstaller Auto-updates: In progress
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End of Audio Previews Cut Off
Hello! I have a very regular issue where the dropbox web player is cutting off the very last seconds of audio files. This issue is NOT pertaining to the playback limits enforced by Dropbox plans. It's just the last few seconds of every audio file I upload, the player cuts off the end. These are all CBR MP3 files. Haven't…
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Dropbox Sync Gobbling up Bandwidth
Hi, I'd like to manage drop box Bandwidth usage. Any solutions? Its currently gobbling up lots of bandwidth which maxes out my current capacity Best
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I have an issue with indexing "._" files. Any ideas?
Why are files prefixed with ._(then file name) showing in all my folders? Is this a mistake?
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Architecture pattern used by Dropbox
As we have many software architecture patterns available like peer-to-peer, client server, Observer and a lot more, which one does Dropbox uses ? and why it has selected that specific architecture? Please list out its pros and cons as i am unable to find much info on these topics.
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Beta Build 90.3.292
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 Offline Installer Linux x86_64 Offline Installer x86 OfflineInstaller Auto-updates: Everyone who chose "Include me on early releases" on the…
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How to remove dropbox icon from taskbar
How to remove dropbox icon from taskbar without closing app? In prefernces I have choosen Dropbox icon>never show, yet it is there.
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I’m getting a file format invalid message when trying to open numbers files in Dropbox.
I recently unselected a load of folders in error from syncing with Dropbox and now when I have reselected them I get a ‘file format invalid’ message in numbers. It was ok before so not sure why it won’t let me own them now??