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Searching image exif data in app on Dropbox Professional plan
I save all my photos to Dropbox. They have lots of exif information; location, tags, keywords, captions etc, written from various programs, nowdays it's Digikam. I try and give the photos meaningful filenames as this is rapidly searchable across platforms, but most of the good information is stored internally in the files…
Dropbox sync directory with 2x NAS
Hello, I've found synology and qnap to have rather robust syncing capabilities. I'm curious as to whether anyone has synced the same directory with two different NAS. We're talking about a few million files, but not many modified or created per day. In my testing it has worked well, but in production it could be another…
Word Online – inserted images continually load and do not display
I have a dozen or so Word Online docs in Dropbox, each with a single jpeg image inserted from my local computer. These documents were last seen with the image successfully inserted. After coming back to these Word Online documents after some weeks, only some of the inserted images are now displaying, both in the document…
Dropbox indicates 'downloading xx files' _forever_
Dear community, I have a perfectly correct Dropbox installation, no noteworthy issues with illegal filenames and I have performed all possible kinds of troubleshooting. Even so, every so often, mostly when migrating to a new PC, Dropbox will become stuck in an eternal 'downloading' session. What bothers me is perhaps not…
Avast blocks opening Dropbox Web site from the application
Avast notificationWhen trying to launch the Dropbox Web site, from the icon of the application, Avast blocks it identifying it as phising (see attached image). It happens also when trying to reach Dropbox from the links ("Share..","Version History", etc.) of a file in the local folder. Reinstalling Dropbox, or…
Red number by my dropbox icon
Next to my drop icon in by toolbar on top of my Mac laptop is a red circle with a number one in it. What is that and how do I get rid of it? Thanks in advance.
How do I prevent automatic synching of new folders?
Dear Community, I am using what is for me a basic feature of dropbox, i.e. working on files stored on several computers, which are synched when modified. So, no problem when we have the folders A, B and C and whenever one of us is updating a file in one of these folders, they appear via synching on they other PCs, eg. X,…
Need to "download proprietary daemon" every time Xubuntu restart.
I have installed Dropbox successfully on Xubuntu 19.10 using the 64-bit .deb installer from from https://www.dropbox.com. But there is a problem, because every time Xubuntu restarts appears a pop-up window from Drobox saying "Dropbox is the easiest way to share ... to blablabla... you must download proprietary daemon ...…
How to disable DropBox Update?
How do I prevent DropBox Update from booting on Windows (10 Pro) startup? I've tried everything (see screenshots below spoilertag), but it will still boot, and I have to ****** it manually every time I reboot my laptop. This is bordering on malware.
How long can Smart Sync take to free up space when marking files as Online Only?
how long does it take to sync files to online only vs my ****** drive? Approx 247 GB
Dropbox storage usage on iphone different from actual storage size on the web site
When checking iPhone storage on my iPhone 7 (IOS 13.1.3), Dropbox usage shows 1.38GB! In my desktop PC (Windows 10) Dropbox folder, as well as on the Dropbox.com web site, all folders and file sizes are properly sync-ed and both agree of a total file size of 198 MB. What can cause this huge discrepancy?
Will viewers see my name and email if I share a folder and everything in it?
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Determine if file has finished synchronising
I have a simple problem: I store some data in DropBox which is shared between multiple people Several times people have started editing the data bnefore it has finished synchronising What I want is a simple routine which I can add to my application which determines whether a named file is synchronised, i.e. it is the same…
Placing EXE files in a shared Dropbox folder.
Hello all, I made a small .NET Core app that publishes as an .exe with surrounding files. Its a small client manager that gets database information from a SQLite database (which is already saved in Dropbox) in the project folder. Now, I've been wanting to distribute by app to the rest of my workplace, but I've run into a…
ManagedClient process consumes so much memory it causes a kernel panic
Starting about a month ago, the macOS Dropbox app has started consuming an abnormal amount of memory by way of the ManagedClient process. It'll climb to over 10GB of memory (not disk space) and eventually cause the machine to restart itself. Has anyone else faced this issue? I've verified permissions, uninstalled and…
Deleted folders keep reappearing. What can I do?
I had this problem and putting a file in the folder did not resolve it, it immediately re-created the folder after I deleted it from the Finder (Mac 10.13.3). What did work was to choose Pause Syncing from the Dropbox menu bar widget, delete the file in Finder, then create a new folder with the same name (this is what I…
MS Word inserted date and times are incorrect in Dropbox version of file
The MS Word inserted date and time stamp is incorrect in the Dropbox version of my Word file but all other changes made to the text in that file are correctly made/updated as the file gets saved. I thought maybe that had something to do with it being inserted in the Header but when I inserted the time and date in the body…
Can open files directly on Dropbox - get error message saying "cannot open file"
Since installed MacOS Catalina and Dropbox update - can't open any file directly on Dropbox. Have to open file from the original program (like Word, Excel) - go to Open... then navigate to the Dropbox files - only way it opens. Anybody else experiencing this? I can drop and add files into my Dropbox - but now a hassle to…
How can I fix the error "the application can't be opened" when it does open?
When I open dropbox I get this warning message: The application “Dropbox.app” can’t be opened. But then it opens without a problem. How can I get rid of this message? Thanks!
Couldn't start Dropbox - permissions error - Windows 10 update created user.000 folder
Couldn't start dropbox. This is usually because of a permissions error. Recent Windows 10 update renamed C:/Users/Chris to C:/Users/Chris.000 and created empty C:/Users/Chris. Dropbox is looking for C:/Users/Chris/Dropbox which does not exist. Do I need to do an advanced reinstall? Log file extract: cwd:…
How can I prevent my pics from uploading automatically to Dropbox when I plug my phone into my PC?
When I plug my phone into my computer (windows) it automatically starts uploading pictures into dropbox. I don't see anywhere on my computer to access dropbox preferences. I have Win 10 (with a win 7 emulator installed). I don't see a dropbox app/program anywhere.
spinning wheel - starting
This problem started back about a year ago and I blamed it on horrible internet. Now I am starting work up again and have good internet and the problem persists. The dropbox icon is grey and when I click on it there is a spinning wheel and it says "starting..." but nothing ever starts and I can't access anything. Please…
deleted files re-synced for no reason
hello, i have deleted about 500 jpg files (out of 2000 files ****** folder), dropbox started to sync whole account and downloaded the deleted files again. On website i can see they were removed - i even have option to restore them, but i want them gone for good from all synced devices. i don't wanna selectively remove them…
I can't see any sync icons next to my files in my Dropbox folder, what can I do?
For some reason my drop box files and folders no longer show the "green tick" when synced. If I right click the system tray icon there are only two options Dropbox or uninstal. I can see no way of accessing the gearwheel lots of the replies to this issue suggest. I have installed the latest versio of the app and running…
Saving emails in Dropbox
When can we expect to enable us to save directly all emails in Dropbox. I understand this possible fort attachements but I am and surely not the only one interested in saving automatically emails in Dropbox. Thanks AjB
Copy files from one Dropbox to another
I want to know that way through which I can move all data along with all image format files from my one Dropbox account to another account of the same application that is Dropbox.
Full File/Folder Name Display On Website & Mobile Apps
I use Dropbox on an iPad in landscape orientation. I would like the left panel to expand out so I can see the full file names. Truncated names are very annoying. At least let the name wrap. Seeing ... in the name is so annoying. Google Drive does it, why not you?
Logic Files not Downloading
Hi Community I am uploading packaged Logic Pro X files to Dropbox. They upload fine and appear online. However, when I download them from Dropbox, they do not download correctly and I cannot open them. Certain folders and files get downloaded but not the actual Logic Project file. It must be something to do with them being…
After my mac upgraded to Catalina, dropbox is constantly doing a sync for many days
Hello! I upgraded my mac OS to Catalina, and now my dropbox has gotten stuck into constantly syncing. This has remained in constant sync for 3 days now. * The bottom line of the dropbox menu dropdown says "Syncing 2 files." * But when I go into the directories of my dropbox, EVERY file in every directory has the blue…
Dropbox Icon missing Windows 10
I fired my laptop up a couple of days ago and I noticed that the dropbox icon in the taskbar was missing. I checked task manager and dropbox is running theres just no icon and if I ****** the task and double click on the dropbox exe it loads the app but does not show the Icon so I am unable to check my settings or anything…

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