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How do I log out of my Dropbox desktop app?
How do you log out/off? I have an icon on my desktop but anyone can click it & get into my Dropbox.
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Cannot establish a secure connection
Your computer will compare your system date to the expiration date of our SSL certificate. If your system time is stuck in the past or so far in the future that it is outside of Dropbox's SSL certificate expiration date, a secure connection will not be established. This is easily corrected by changing your system time to…
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Dropbox file transfer to snapfish
Dropbox icon on my task bar. Have a Dropbox email with 200t photos but cannot access from toolbar. File does not show up. Want to transfer pics to make a photo book. Help?
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Using Dropbox to sync Solidworks files
Hi all I just want to add my experience on this subject and some tips and issues. I worked on a project using Solidworks, with 3-4 other engineers from 3 different companies. The CAD folder was shared between us via Dropbox. One think to keep in mind really important: Solidworks makes hiden temporary files of the opened…
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Dropbox suddenly doing a complete reindex?
Platform: Windows 10 Pro (v.1809, latest updates) Dropbox version: 71.3.102 beta Around noon yesterday, Dropbox mysteriously started (I assume) reindexing my entire Dropbox folder; it claimed to be syncing nearly 500,000 files, which is pretty much all of them. For a while it seemed stuck, so I force-closed the program in…
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Dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb and Debian Buster
Yesterday I installed Debian Buster on a netbook that is not powerful enough for Windows 10. I tried to install Dropbox but I got an error about python3 and python3-gi not meeting the requirements. The picture shows the Dutch message, I don't know what the English version would be like. The installed python3 is version…
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Constant notifications to update desktop app on Windows.
I am getting frequent notifications to update my Windows desktop Dropbox app, requesting permission to make changes to my system. It doesn't matter whether I respond yes or no, nothing happens after that. It just keeps happening over and over again.
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Files transfer very slow
Hello everyone, We recently noticed a huge slow down in file transfers in two of our computers, the transfers are so slow sometimes transferring 30-40 PDF's no larger then 50Kb (some are actually in their 20's) can take hours and even a full day. We noticed this started happening about 1 month ago and it has been like this…
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How to know if LAN Sync is working?
My two computers are connected to the same wifi local network, but the synchronization seems still to be very slow. How can I be sure that the LAN syncing is used, and not the synchronization via Internet?
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Creating shortcuts within a Dropbox folder without .ink files
Dear Community, I am working with several other people in a share Dropbox folder, which contains several subfolders. Now I wanted to create a shortcut from one subfolder to another subfolder within this Dropbox (everybody has access to every folder) to save space - is this possible without .ink-files appearing in the…
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Need to separate pages within a document in DB
I am trying to pull pages from a 44 page document in a DB folder and move them to a subfolder. For the life of me I can not figure out how to do so. I have saved it and tried to copy individual pages but it does not allow me to do so. (This is a PDF) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Error "There was a problem completing this request" restoring deleted folder
I accidenly deleted a large folder - within the last day. I am trying to recover, but I keep on encountering an error "There was a problem completing this request." I have seen lots of discussions on the topic, but didn't see if there is a solution. This folder is quite large. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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Syncing on Microsoft Surface Go
I have a Microsoft Surface Go with Windows 10. I want to set up Dropbox to show on the left side of the window when I open Documents (like it does on my PC). How can I make that happen? When I download Dropbox I am forced to use the Mobile app.
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Reinstallation of Dropbox after clean install of OS, without Re-downloading all files
Dear Community Greetings, I had to make a clean install of Mac OS, prior to which i copied all my dropbox folder to an external HD. I need to reinstall/download the dropbox on my machine but I want to avoid downloading all the files through internet again, as i already have them in my external HD. Is it possible to copy…
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JPG Pictures not opening up in Windows Explorer 10
I can see my pictures (JPG) when logging into DROPBOX from Windows EDGE but I can not open them in WIndows 10 Explorer. They have a grey X next to them. A message displays "We can not open this file".
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Discover how to collaborate with the new Dropbox desktop app
The new Dropbox desktop app gives you one organized place to work with all your Dropbox content, tools, and Spaces. The new desktop app also makes collaboration even easier. With Dropbox Spaces, you can assigning to‐dos, pin your most important files and see the latest activity right alongside your work so your team stays…
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The desktop app on my Linux Mint isn't syncing
Hi. I'm using Dropbox on Linux Mint. It aways worked fine, but recently it stopped syncing. The icon in the notification bar shows "Syncing..." status, but I waited for days and it doesn't sync files and doesn't change its status. I tryed reinstall Dropbox, deleting all configuration hidden files in the home directory and…
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I can't save files in my Dropbox folder
Since last week, while working on office, or autocad, or anything, i cant save files to dropbox folder. It gives a message that the file dont existe (if the file is new) or if it was existent it says that can´t acess the file. What is weard is that the name of the file in this message is different than the name itself.…
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Suddenly, Ubuntu Dropbox wants authentication and won't start
I've been running Dropbox on my Ubuntu 18.04 desktop just fine for months. Today, I noticed the application had stopped, so I tried to start it again and it said "Authentication is needed to run '/bin/sh' as the super user." Whether or not I authenticate, it then goes into "Starting..." status forever. I've tried removing…
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Can I install the desktop app in Raspberry Pi 4?
Hi, i'm trying to install dropbox in a raspberry pi 4 with raspbian lite (no X installed). The architecture (armhf) seems to not be supported (only debian, fedora, ubuntu with x86 32/64), I would like to use dropbox daemon to automatically sync my files using typical .dropbox-dist, as i do in other machines (ubuntu…
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MacOS 10.14 SmartSync files included in disk storage calculation
So I don't think I'm the first to ask this, but I don't see any real solutions, so here goes... I have 2016 MacBook Pro 13" 250GB which is now showing storage issues. For example, one of the documents in the Large File report shows a PSD file at 827MB - this file is an 'online-only' file. Looking at it in Finder and…
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Can I change the location of the Dropbox cache folder?
Hi Team, I have searched the internet and cant see how i can change path for .dropbox.cache? i like to have a clean Dropbox folder and this sits on top and is annoying. is it possible to change path to a sub folder? Cheers Craig
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Introducing:: People Pages
Overview People pages is a feature that enables us to put people at the core of the user experience at Dropbox. When a Dropbox Business user opens the desktop app, they will now see a list of suggested people in sidebar pane- These are the people that we believe Business users collaborate with most frequently. You can…
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Encrypting local copies of shared files and synchronizing
Hi, I understand that encryption of the local copy of Dropbox files is my responsibility. For various reasons, I do not want to encrypt the entire PC with Bitlocker and a boot password. I am using VeraCrypt and encrypting only those chunks of data that are "sensitive". I am using Dropbox to work with various clients. If I…
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Stable Build 91.4.548
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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Can't "Send via Transfer"
Help! I previously sent files by selecting the "Send via transfer" tool when I right click a file. Then followed the steps and copied the link into an email. Now the "Send via transfer" option is missing altogether! How do I re-enable this ASAP? The files are to large to send any other way.
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Cant see files in a shared folder
I have a shared folder with a client that has been active for a few months with no problems. For a second time this week, the client uploaded files and I can't se them for over 24 hours. Status in my menu bar shows tick "Up to date" Client has given me a screen shot showing the files on their end. Please advise any…
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Request Access to a shared folder. I'm confused.
In my Notification Area, I can see that someone has requested access to a particular shared folder. After I have approved them by clicking on the blue APPROVE button (in the notifications tab), it then brings me to the actual folder that I am sharing. I get a pop-up window with their address (pre-written) and I have an…
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Dropbox app does not work in Finder (Mac) since iOs Catalina update
I've recently updated my desktop to Catalina since it prompted me that photoshop wouldn't work on my previous operating system. Mojave, I think. Since then, it's caused a bunch of problems including the most frustrating one with Dropbox. It seems that the application goes nowhere and what was once the most convenient…