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How to ignore node_modules folder (symlink / alias)
Due to a bug in the dropboxforum.com site :see_no_evil:, this solution has been re-posted here: How to make Dropbox ignore node_modules folder with symbolic links (aliases) :sunglasses:
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I got a message about renaming my Dropbox Folder upon re-installing. Any ideas?
I had to uninstall and reinstall dropbox on my work laptop due to some syncing issues. At the end of the reinstall process I got a message saying "There's already a folder named Dropbox(Company Name). Dropbox will rename your existing folder named Dropbox (Company Name) to finish installing" I got the option to "Choose…
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The folder ‘/FILES_FOR_NAME’ doesn’t exist.
I have been sent the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/home/FILES_FOR_NAME And when I click on it, my Dropbox opens and the following error pops up in red: The folder ‘/FILES_FOR_NAME’ doesn’t exist. (I have changed folder name to NAME for privacy) I cannot open or access folder. Does anyone know why?
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What is the red cross on my files in the Dropbox folder on my desktop?
Hello ! Since a week I've got issue with sync files. I've got a red cross on some files, impossible to have them sync on my other computer. I've got enough room on Dropbox, files are very small (text). I don't understand what appened, was working since years ! Some files are working, some others not. Any cue ?
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I got a Dropbox link but I can't edit the document in it
Hi, I received a dropbox link but cannot modify the document directly: when I clik on the link, I can see the document but I can only download it or make comments, and not modify it directly. Thanks for your help!
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Cannot delete old shared folder. Need permission.
I deleted dropbox from my computer a while back. There were a couple folders that were shared to me and I can't delete them. It says I dont have permission.
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How can I go about re-linking an existing Dropbox folder stored on a separate drive?
I am reinstalling windows 7 and my old dropbox folder is on a seperate storage drive so hasn't been deleted by the instalation process. When I reinstall the dropbox software it wont let me use the old folder but creates a new folder and starts downloading all my files (0.5Tb). Do i have to delete all my files and download…
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cannot copy files onto dropbox on my computer; need administrator privileges
I cannot copy files from my computer desktop to Dropbox; get message that administrator privileges are needed. However, I am administrator of my computer and my Dropbox. See attachment
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How can I download my entire account's content and maintain the folder structure?
I would like to download my entire Dropbox account in one download, rather than go folder by folder because I want to make sure I maintain the folder structure. How do I do this? I have been searching for a long time and have come up dry. I am a team admin and want to make sure I get every single folder on our account. Do…
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Turn off right sidebar
How do you turn off the right sidebar on the website? It's useless to me and taking up space. I can't see any way to disable/hide it.
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Time Left in sync has been removed from the Dropbox desktop app
The dropbox menu bar app has stopped showing the time left in the current sync in the bottom of the window. It shows a seemingly irrelevant progress bar but even hovering over that does not tell me the time left to sync, which I have depended on to let clients know when files will be there. Hovering over only gives me the…
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Grammarly does not work on Dropbox Google Doc
I have premium Grammarly and try to move Google Drive subscription entirely to dropbox. However, Google doc on Dropbox does not work. Please fix this!
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Moving a file is creating a copy in the original folder
Morning -When moving a file to another folder (sub or otherwise) The moved file will repopulate to it's original location, thus creating a copy. -The file repopulates within minutes or within a couple hours -I have also sat and watched as 10 files just came back after moving them -Drag and drop as well as cut and paste…
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Is it possible to use Dropbox as a network drive?
I am running an office with 8 people. We all need real time access to mainly word docs and PDFs. We have been operating as a private network of 8 desktops all linked together with one desktop being the server. Now we want to have mobile access. So the idea is to move all our files to a cloud like drop box and then use drop…
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Files still in old location
I took over a previous coworker's desktop. I sucessfully logged his dropbox account out, logged in on my account, and moved the dropbox location to a second larger harddrive. Everything is working fine on my account's end. However, there are still smart sync files from his account in the old location. I need to clear out…
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webhooks to listen for changes in specific path rather than whole dropbox of user account
Hi Team Is there possibility to listen for changes in only specific paths in dropbox through webhooks? Thanks in Advance.
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I'm getting an error message "Could not start the Dropbox daemon" for a Fedora 31 install.
Hello, I tried to install dropbox on my fresh installation of Fedora 31. The error that i got is "Could not start the dropbox daemon" if i run the installation on terminal i got additional details like "libatomic.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" Ps. on my previous version of linux (Zorin os)…
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Desktop app is stuck 'Starting' when it loads up and doesn't sync on my Mac.
I am a paying customer and very frustrated with Dropbox. I am ready to drop DropBox and look for other alternatives. Since Friday of last week it has been trying to sync 100Gb in files and it is taking an eternity. Now is stuck in "Starting." I have rebooted the Mac (10.6.8). I am using Dropbox 3.0.3. I have tried going to…
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Beta Build 88.3.167
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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Can't login to Google from Dropbox (desktop)
When I try to open a Word file housed on Dropbox using Google Docs, using the Open drop down menu at the upper right, I am directed to the Sign In To Continue screen for Google, but when I hit the Sign In button, the screen blips and kicks me back to the same screen. It won't allow sign in. * The Dropbox and Google…
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Create a new Google Colab notebook in the Dropbox folder
Hi people! It is great that now we can create a new Google Doc/Sheet/Slides directly in dropbox. It would be fantastic if we could also create a new Colab notebook. Any plan in that direction? all the best, leonardo
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Is there no way to unzip a folder within Dropbox?
Is there seriously no way to unzip a folder within Dropbox?? Currently this process has me 1.Upload Zipfolder to Dropbox 2. When ready to work with items within that folder, Download the Zip Folder to PC. 3. Extract needed file type 4. Re-upload that file type back to DB Anyone know of any easier process? or Icloud storage…
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Linking reinstallation to existing folders in File Explorer
I was having some issues with Dropbox on my laptop so uninstalled and am now re-installing, But it is creating totally new folders on my Laptop. As there is about 950GB there (and we have very slow broadband in Suffolk UK) it will take a week or two to synchronise. How can I get the new installation to sync with the files…
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Syncing issue on macOS 10.15 Catalina
I have a trouble of dropbox syncing on macOS 10.15 Catalina.When I restart my macbook pro, dropbox starts syncing all the time and it shows all my files in dropbox is syncing.The syncing may take a long long time，and when I restart my MBP，it starts over again and again and again.This problem starts with the beta version…
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C drive too small for Dropbox, I want to use the other partition (ie 'D' drive)
My HP computer's ****** disc is 2Tb, but HP set it up as two drives, with the C drive being a tiny 120Gb, meaning I will never get the full use of my Dropbox subscription because the C drive can't support Dropbox beyond 100mb or so. How can I get Dropbox to install and use the greater partition (ie 'D' drive) which is…
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Can I see which files are causing sync errors via my Dropbox desktop app?
Is there a way to show all Sync errors in Dropbox? I was browsing through my files and saw a file with a red cross on it, and after inspection it seemed it wasn't syncing because of an emoji in the filename. This got me thinking - how many other files do I have that currently aren't synced because of this reason? Dropbox…
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Need help installing Dropbox on a Raspberry Pi
Hello guys, I'm trying to install dropbox on my RPI 3 ModelB with Raspbian OS. I'm running the following commands. pip install dropbox sudo pip install dropbox The dropbox gets successfully installed, but then I can't find it anywhere. I want to use dropbox to synch a file using Python. Any thoughts?
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Icon Status size Desktop app
I'm running the Dropbox app on a Mac. The status Icons for the files in my Dropbox app (not the icons for the file itself) are super small. Is it possible to make the status Icon larger in size?
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Dropbox Icons on EXPLORER files and folders missing but visible in Open and Save As Dialog Boxes
The Dropbox icons are gone when I use the Windows 10 explorer including the . I tried everything I could find in the web to fix it without success. It took me 2 days now. I noticed: In the Windows 10 explorer, no Dropbox icons are shown and no Dropbox context menu entries are shown ( Dropbox share..., copy Dropbbox Link,…