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Dropbox and Parallels
My Mac (iOS 10.12.6) is running Parallels (v15.1.4) so I have a Virtual Machine of Windows 10 Home. I have Dropbox installed and it shows like this on my Mac: but it shows on the PC side like this: That is, there are two folders on the PC: Dropbox (\\Mac) (B:) Dropbox Only the second one has the Dropbox icon on it. I'm not…
When I delete a file, why do I receive a message that it will be "deleted from all devices"?
I hope this is in the right place. Not sure. It is probably the stupidest question but has puzzled me for ages. I sometimes have a file on dropbox I want to delete because it is now out of date. I just want to replace that one file with the up-to-date version. So I try to delete it. Then I get a message from dropbox asking…
Nautilus context menu
Hello, Apparently I have lost the Dropbox context menu in Nautilus when I'm browsing my Dropbox folder. The context menu where I can get the file URL and Manage the files. I still have the Dropbox context menu to send file to my Dropbox folder from any other folders though. Nautilus Version 3.36.3-stable Dropbox daemon…
Dropbox needs to change permissions for the folder - but that folder doesn't exist anymore
The problem is that I installed Dropbox on a new computer with my my account name set to kenpimentel1 (I already had a kenpimentel, so MacOS forced me to setup a new account when I migrated). I then went and deleted my original user account and renamed my home account folder. Now, no matter how many times I try to purge…
Access to "Folder" is limited
In the last day or so, I have started to get this error message whenever I try and move a local file: "Access to "Folder" is imited We'll keep access to file.tmp the same. Add people to FOLDER too if you want them to have access to anything else in it. How to Manage acess." Dropbox box then gives me a option to Cancel or…
How can I create a shortcut on my laptop?
how do I create a shortcut for certain files on my laptop?
Dropbox Won't Open, Sync, Uninstall or Reinstall on Windows 10
Been running dropbox on my computer without a problem for over a year. Just realized today that it hasn't synced for about the past week. Running on Windows 10. Also running Symantic Enpoint Protection Small Business Edition. Problem details: * Do not see the tray icon * Dropbox will not open when I try to run the program…
Dropbox Update installation failed with error 0x800b010e
I'm receiving the following error when attempting to install dropbox: "Dropbox Update installation failed with error 0x800b010e". I'm running Windows 10. I have also attempted the offline installer with no success. The only antivirus and firewall running are Windows Defender. I have restarted the computer a few times, no…
Online-only files and aTerminal/Command Line
I find the Smrt Sync interesting. But I work on a mac and most of the time from within Terminal and command line processing. What wil happen if I attempt to access a file that is not local, I guess the directory listing will show that it exists but it will be empty, or does some helper actuaky go and get it if I do that.…
Can't delete Dropbox from my Mac OS because it says it's open but it's not
Hi Jane, I've tried all the steps posted, including the re-install with the most recent installer and deleting all previous versions. When I try to delete the Dropbox app from the finder menu, I still get the message that Dropbox is open. I also had selected that I prefer Dropbox in the Finder Menu as opposed to the app,…
Integrating Dropbox on the website
Hello everyone, I want to integrate dropbox into my website that is on hubspot. The idea is to give visitors a personalized experience when uploading folders on the website. They would go on the webpage and there is a CTA button titled 'Upload folder' or it can be a form with a option to 'upload folder'. And then that…
Pause sync and resume sync have disappeared!
In the past, there was always the ability to pause sync so that I could upload a backup from an existing file. Now there is a new version of Dropbox (99.3.488). The pause sync and resume sync capabilities have vanished! Anyone with any ideas?
Downloading paper desktop app beta
Hi! I am in the Dropbox Paper closed beta and i had the app but i can't download it on my new computer? I tried to download it but i can't find out how to? I have already asked about the same question so i'm trying again now 🙂…
How to remove desktop from dropbox
Somehow, all links on my laptop Desktop were copied to a Dropbox folder called "Desktop"; if I did it, it was accidental I don't know why I need that and when I delete the Desktop folder in Dropbox, all the icons disappear from the computer desktop. I assume some kind of sync issue. What I am doing wrong? I only use…
How long does it take to sync?
Hi, I just downgrade my plan from advance to professional plan, how long it will normally to sync all my files? lets say the files in my Advance plan is 500gb, is it normal that it takes too long? Thank you
The delete option is not showing when I want to delete a folder.
Dropbox synced my dext top which has 12 gigs on it. I didn't want it to. I am trying to delete the folder but there is not option to delete the folder. In videos it shows the delete button at the top. It is not showing any buttons on my screen. It now says that I do not have enough space, which I should have. Please help.
I've changed my email address on the Dropbox website, but I see the old one on the desktop app.
Hi All, I have changed my email address on the Dropbox website which has been verified, however the email address on the Dropbox desktop app is the old email address, how do I update it?
Cannot connect my pocketbook to Dropbox
~Hi, I try to connect my pocketbook to dropbox, but somehow I cannot click on the connect button on the website that i visit on my pocketbook. Anybody know how to solve this? Thanks Mark
How can I completely disable online-only files?
How can I completely, 100%, disable Smart Sync so that Dropbox will always download all of my files? The settings I have found all apply to NEW files and seem to have no impact on old files. What I would like is to set my Dropbox to behave as if Smart Sync does not exist or has ever existed.
Loading Excel Files from C: Drive is Slow
When DropBox is running, my Windows 10 File Explorer is slow (8 seconds) to open Excel Files on C: drive When DropBox is not running, File Explorer loads Excel files instantly. It happens on all my PCs that run DropBox. For some reason, it is only affects loading Excel files from Windows 10 File Explorer (Word, etc...…
Fedora/Linux tray icon submenu
Hi I clearly remember years ago that the tray icons had many options. Now not anymore: Sorry, I know, it's Italian but I guess you can understand it as well.. For ex. it always says "connessione in corso" that stands for "connecting". What about the other sub menu options? I'm running Fedora 33 with the latest beta…
How can I disable the Camera Uploads feature on a Windows device?
I've googled this but can't find an answer. Every time I plug a new USB storage device into my Windows 10 computer the Dropbox Camera Uploads dialog pops up wanting me to import, and it's driving me mad! I've seen instructions on how to disable it on mobile devices, but the Windows Dropbox settings only allow you to choose…
Is there a way to collaborate on shared files in real time to avoid conflicted copies?
I share my dropbox files with other users for work. I my co-worker has a document open and changes the file at the same time I have it open it creates another copy of that file. Can I upgrade where if we are both accessing the file it will automatically update?
Syncing is stuck on my Windows 10 computer. Can you help?
I am running dropbox in Win10. I started having issues the last couple days with syncing. The icon would show syncing but the sync was not resolving. I needed to make some space anyway so I moved about 2 GB of files to trash on the web interface and also deleted them from my local Win10 drive (in retrospect I should have…
Windows defender picks up a warning from .dropboxcache - what is that?
My Windows defender has been going off lately after spotting what it thinks is a Hacking tool: "HackTool:Win64/ProductKey.G!MSR" and it's always in my .dropbox cache\new_files. It's happening every day. Has anyone else had this happen? Do I *actually* have a virus? or is Windows Defender finding a false positive? Thanks…
Video only downloading partially
Hi there, I'm having an issue with downloading videos from the Dropbox - it looks as though the video has fully downloaded, but it will only playback a few minutes on my device before cutting out. If I then try and reupload these files somewhere, it cuts them short to the point it cut out during playback. (e.g. a 5 minute…
Cannot establish a secure connection after dropbox update to 111.4.472
After the dropbox app (Window 10) updates itself to the latest 111.4.472 version, I'm getting this 'Cannot establish a secure connection'. I've checked my time on my laptop, router. It's fine. I've disabled firewalls and the whole Eset Security. I've checked my ports. Everything is fine. I've turned off the proxy setting…
How do I stop Dropbox from showing on my C drive but keep it on my D drive
HI thanks for reading this. all of a sudden my dropbox is showing up on my c drive and my d drive Windows 10 bascially what's on the c drive is a duplicate of the d drive. As it is now dropbox is filling up my c drive and it's about to crash. i am not able to snyc as dropbox is saying i don't have enough hard drive space…
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