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Easy way to filter starred photos
I have a ton of photos that I've gone through one by one and starred the ones I want to be able to move into a separate folder. I now think that the "starring" exercise was useless. How do I find a way to select these starred photos easily to get them into a place where they can be printed?
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Dropbox not syncing files on Mac OS Catalina; No finder integration icons are visible
I'm running Dropbox version v96.4.172 on Mac OS Catalina (10.15.4) - iMac. I have the same OS setup on a Macbook where it works fine. I tried reinstalling Dropbox several times, restarting the computer and removing /Library/Dropbox* and ~/.dropbox/* files. I even unlinked the computer and linked it again. 1) Dropbox sync…
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Remove DB from work computer if laid off
Hello Forum, Unfortunately I did not make it through the covid gauntlet. I was laid off and was not able to disconnect/remove my Dropbox account from my ex-work computer before leaving. I moved all of my files out of DB to my local home computer hard drive ASAP so no one at my old job can peruse, delete, etc. How can I be…
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My AppData folder is more than 24 GB. What gives?
Hi, I have up to 24GB in Users/UserName/AppData/Local/Dropbox/Update/Install. It contains hundreds of subfolders all with some version of Dropbox clients. See attached. I cannot delete them and I want to know how to avoid having them again.
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My desktop app is removed from Windows 10, but there's a Dropbox folder under "Desktop".
I deleted Dropbox from my PC which runs on Windows 10. There is still a Dropbox folder that shows up under “Desktop” in the file explorer navigation pane. There seems to be no option to remove it. How do I delete this?
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How do I preview my thumbnails in large again?
Working with .jpg files. When I first opened the folder the images were large, 3-4 in a row on my large monitor. When I reopened later they were smaller, 6 or 7 to a row. "Large grid" is selected. How do I get back to the large images? Thanks
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Download pdf including comments
Hi we have commented on pdf in the Dropbox comment section. How do u download the pdf including Dropbox comments?
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Cant allow full dropbox site from firewall
I am using a plugin in firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/block-website/?src=featured) i have allowed all this sites. dropbox.com .dropbox dropboxstatic.com Dropbox.app But still i cant access dropbox.com in my firefox browser. Is there anything else i need to allow. Need help . please find attechhed…
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Dropbox desktop app won't load anymore on Windows 10
My desk top Windows 10 Dropbox app worked okay until 10 July. It is version 100.4.409. It now says it won' t load because it needs a QT plug in. I have tried uninstalling the app but it won't uninstall. I tried reinstalling the app but that didn't work and I get the message "the installer encountered error message 2. Does…
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Saving Images Directly from Website
Hi, I am new here and need some help. I am afitness enthusiast and browse through a lot of fitness sites. Is it possible to save images from a direct url to my dropbox account. For instance, if I want to save images from say [removed as per the Community's Guidelines] , is there someway I can do it the way we do it on…
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I'm unable to upload files through a web browser as I'm getting an error. Can you help?
Hello, I have been trying to upload files to the dropbox since this morning, but the procedure is not successful; the system talks about "connection problems", but obviously the connection is there (otherwise I couldn't even access dropobx!). It's not even a space issue, because my dropbox is almost empty. What can I do?…
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Finder and one folder not showing
Hi, I have an issue with one shared subfolder not showing in finder but seen in the desktop app and online. I have restarted finder. I have removed dropbox via activity finder and restarted. I have reinstalled dropbox. All from other article suggestions. I have the lastest dropbox. I am using the lastest Catalina. There…
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Dropbox using Nvidia GPU
Is there a way to prevent dropbox using my Nvidia GPU. Why does it in the first place.
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Is there a way to silently remove the Dropbox app?
Hello, I was looking for a way to silently remove dropbox. I need to do this for a company. I am trying to use DropboxUninstaller.exe /s in SCCM but it's not working. It pops up a box asking if you want to uninstall. I tried looking through the forms but it seems this question has been totally ignored by Dropbox every time…
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The installation of dropboxd can't be completed on my linux box
Hi. I'm trying to install dropbox on my linux box, which is runnnign Debian 9 (stretch). 1. Download of dropbox $ cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf - 2. Installation (tsuyama means my account) ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd dropbox: locating interpreter dropbox: logging to…
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Selective sync not working and can't open files
My account is transfered to a business account and now I am trying to unsync the files I don't need as they are taking too much space (~60GB). Did the Selective Sync > Online Only but most files are still in my local. I also cannot open the files. All of them have a grey X (snip below) at the corner of the icon in Windows…
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MAC: Why does Dropbox appear in iCloud Drive settings?
In my Mac's System Preferences for iCloud, iCloud Drive has an Options button next to it. Clicking that shows a list of apps below a statement "Apps which can store documents and data in iCloud will appear here." Most are Apple apps like Mail, Calendar, and other Apple apps. And I understand why I would want to turn them…
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copying images from one folder to another
Hi, I cannot copy an image in one folder and then paste it in another folder. Is there a way to do that?
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Backing up and syncing from external HD to the Dropbox folder issues
Hello, I am getting mixed information from the Dropbox helpdesk and could use some help. I’m a photographer. I have 6.5Tb of photos stored on my External Drobo hard drive. I work from that harddrive on my laptop in Lightroom. I want to keep on doing that but I want my files to back up and sync on line and I would like to…
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My Documents folder has been moved to Dropbox somehow even after uninstalling it. Can you help?
Original objective seemed trivial. Wanted to download a copy of my old files from the Dropbox cloud down to a different computer. After several attempts and a lot of time, I was unable to do that from the browser. (That included posting here. No useful answer but much lower expectations now.) So I finally gave up on that…
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Dropbox Finder integration breaks Quick Look and thumbnails - Mac OS Mojave 10.14
For the past few months I've been having issues with image previews not loading on my Mac in Quick Look, Finder previews or icon thumbnails. I have experienced the problem on both Mac OS High Sierra and Mojave. My colleagues also seem to be experiencing the same issue. I finally took the time this week to figure out what…
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I keep getting an error when I try to open a word document - Additional permissions are required...
I keep getting the message to Grant File Access, followed by another message in chich additional permissionas are required. reading another post on the subject, restarting the computer does fix it. but this is happening on a daily basis. This is a mac running Mojave 10.14.4 (18E226). I can't seem to find what the pattern…
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Desktop client stuck a "Syncing..."
Edit #2 tldr: Dropbox on Ubuntu works fine on fresh install, but quickly decides every file is "unwatched" and refuses to sync anything. ----------- Hey folks — I have Dropbox v100.4.409 installed on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine (64-bit). My dropbox folder is on an external 2TB Seagate hard drive (Ext4). The problem is simple:…
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Slow Upload & bandwidth settings ignored
Hi, I recently started to use dropbox again, but I do have a problem with the desktop app on windows. When I try to upload a file, I get ~1MB/s. My settings are set to "no limit" for both download and upload. When I then change the settigns to either a fixed upload speed or the auto regulation one and then back to no limit…
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Working on the same file on two computers and syncing it automatically based on latest changes
Hello, I am working on a manuscript on laptop #1, I am automatically backing it up to Dropbox. I want to make sure that when I switch to laptop #2 it has the latest I worked on from laptop #1. Then when I make make changes to the laptop #2 version I want that to update the Dropbox file, so that when I switch to laptop #1 I…
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Help, can't change files to online-only, filled up disc!
After upgrading to Dropbox Plus, with 2TB of space, I just transferred a lot of files and folders into my Dropbox. I thought they would automatically be online-only, but when they started to sync they have almost totally filled my hard drive. I cannot change anything to "online-only." That option is not available to me. I…
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Finder and Dropbox desktop app not showing file preview
Hey guys, I just recently switched from Google Drive to Dropbox for Business. Finder on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave and the new dropbox desktop app won’t show file previews of my files, just the Apple default preview logo. However on the iOS app and on the web file previews show. This is a big deal for me because google drive…
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Fedora 31 tray icon no longer available
Upon upgrading to Fedora 31 the dropbox icon in the upper right no longer is available. I have to open Dropbox from Files.
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Desktop app on Windows keeps asking to make changes to the hard drive
Drop box running smoothly for the last few months. This last week numerous issues. 1st the icon app in the tray stopped working. If I click on it I get the standard Windows 10 messages which basically says do you want this app to make changes on your hard drive"? I say yes and nothing. Still no app. The small icon that…
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The desktop app is deleting my files after my external drive got disconnected
Please help!! Dropbox has just started deleting most of my files and folders. It seems to have begun just after my external hard drive went offline, which is where I sync Dropbox to. Is there any way to stop it and how do I recover? Thanks!