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Dropbox folder actual size is larger than the contents within it.
Hi. When I 'Get Info' about my Dropbox folder from the side bar of a Finder window, it shows that the folder is 250Gb in size. Yet when I look at the contents of the folder - there are only a number of tiny files and one main folder which is only 129Gb in size. Please can someone explain this!
Can I resume uploads to the Dropbox site instead of starting over?
Why do I have to restart a file UPLOAD every time have some internet failure connection? Is it possible to re-start the uploading at the point where the connection failed? (ex. restart after 30%, 70%, 99%) Tks. Roberto
How can I open files from the website locally?
I have recently read the article From Web To Desktop . This article is 5 years old. Today, I can't find a way to open files locally from the web browser. Is it possible to open files locally (using native applications in Windows, Mac OS or IOS) using Dropbox Url link or through a web platform?
Dropbox re-syncs 10,000+ files after every reboot
Dropbox re-syncs 10,000+ files after every reboot - files that I haven't touched, and it always looks to be the same directories affected, not the whole Dropbox. This also seems to happen after I pause Dropbox for even 10 minutes, work on a handful of files (like literally 5 files), then un-pause - it needs to re-sync…
How do I get the QR code to link my computer to Dropbox?
I cant seem to get a QR code so i can sync my computer and android phone.
Hardlinks in dropbox folder
Now that Dropbox has stopped supporting symlinks within Dropbox folder (to folders outside Dropbox), my setup no longer works. I wonder if hard links from within Dropbox to folders outside Dropbox would work, meaning that they would sync. Or would Dropbox ignore the external folder?
Moving the Dropbox Folder on Ubuntu
I have been looking but not finding anything... can anyone point me in the right direction for moving the Dropbox folder? I have Ubuntu Server (no Gui) installed and the Dropbox folder (and the two symlinks Dropbox Business created) is located in the home directory. My data is in another directory (seperate hard drive)…
On Mac, aliases in Dropbox to folders within Dropbox no longer work across devices
I'm having the same problem as what the user Robio describes here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Files-folders/Mac-aliases-within-Dropbox-used-to-work-on-all-shared-devices/m-p/370300 That discussion went to e-mail before a solution was found. Since I'm having exactly the same issue, I would like to know how…
Can I hide the Dropbox icon from the menu bar?
Can I remove the dropbox icon from the status bar, and later get it back without jeopardizing my dropbox account during that period?
Blue Screen of Death on Win10
Good morning. Apologies for the very vague question. We are running Dropbox on 2 Win10 PCs. One runs absolutely fine but, on the other, it will run for maybe 30 seconds and then cause the PC to crash with a Blue Screen of Death. Could you provide any advice on how I can go about determining what the conflict is that causes…
Unable to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04
Hi, With this morning updates on beta version of Ubuntu Focal (20.04), system uninstalled Dropbbox because it updated package libpango. So I downloaded the new deb package on Dropbox site, and saw that it was a new version from 4th March 2020, good ! But installation failed : sudo dpkg -i dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb…
Stop Dropbox asking to upload photos from SD card on Mac
Hi, Whenever I insert an SD card into my Mac, I get a popup asking if I want to upload images to Dropbox. I don't... and the 'don't ask again' option is greyed out....how can I disable this popup?
How can I use Dropbox to host a custom RUST map file?
I would like to know how to host the .map file here for my RUST Game server? I have followed the intructions to the letter and can't get the file to load. some say dropbox doesn't work, some say it does... So far it's not working for me and i'm following tutorials that used dropbox.... I have done this so far. Uploaded the…
Use Dropbox on a computer without the desktop app
Is it still possible to use Dropbox on PC without the app by browsing the dropbox folder in windows explorer as it was before? Dropbox app is terrible and honestly makes every workday worse than it should be
Why is there no progression bar or percentage when uploading?
Hello everyone. Yesterday I registered on dropbox and downloaded the desktop version on my mac. I need to upload a video and then send it to a festival so they can download it. I dragged the video from the external hd where it's stored to the dropbox folder and the synch started fine and is now proceeding, but I don't see…
Excel file changes not being saved
Hi, I use an Excel file saved to a folder in my Dropbox. This is accessed by two colleagues both of whom use Office for Mac as do I (Office 365 in two cases, not sure if one is standalone Office for Mac or 365) In any event, though I successfully save changes to the file, when one of my colleagues accesses the file later…
Dropbox fails to start with Windows 10
Dropbox doesn't start at startup in Windows 10. Tried reboot. No luck. It's been doing thos for some time and sometimes it does start. But not the last couple of days. Not listed in services but in Task Manager -> Services but can't be stopped. Thought I'd restart it, but... Does not show up in Notification area. What to…
Dual booting with shared DB drive possible?
I am looking in to buying a new laptop and will need to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. I am planning three SSD's - one for Windows, one for Ubuntu and one as a shared data drive. Is it possible to set up DB so that both operating systems can sync to the shared data drive? I have done a bit of research on here and I cannot…
Syncing takes more time than normal lately and it's taking some time to start it up upon rebooting
NOTE: I posted this yeserday but it was marked as spam for some reason. To clean up and speed things up, I recently reformatted the hard drive on my Mac and did a complete reinstall of everything including Dropbox. To save time (I thought), I kept almost all the files on Dropbox rather than backups. I am now having extreme…
Previews of CMYK files that look the wrong colour
Hi, I've uploaded to CMYK files to my dropbox so that clients can download them and use them in print catalogues etc. However, in the preview the colour looks nothing like the colour in the file. If I download and open it, it is the correct colour. How can I make it so the preview matches? I don't want to confuse my…
Changing folder icons
How can I change my Dropbox folder icons and use my own icons? Until recently, I could change icons to my own icon picture, which made working quicker. I use Mac OS Mojave on a MacBook Pro, and use Dropbox from my Mac OS desktop finder window. As of the second week of October, all my icons reverted to generic folder icons…
desktop app doesn't open app, but explorer - windows 10
I have a new laptop (Windows 10), and have downloaded dropbox from the website. Dropbox appears on startup menu and i have pinned to taskbar. On attempting to open the app, File Explorer opens, not dropbox. Nor does any dropbox icon appear in the system tray. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and restarted my machine…
How can I stop the download of files in the Dropbox desktop application?
How do I stop a download in progress? DB is trying to download 175K files to my laptop that I don't have room for. I have marked all folders as ONLINE only, but the download is still happening. The only options I see on DB are to pause or resume syncing. NONE of the folders I have marked have been removed. I'm thinking…
What happens when I log out of the desktop app?
Hi, What happens if I log off from Dropbox and delete all the folders and files from that computer and then Log on again on the same computer? Does all the files sync from the web to the computer again?
When 2 people edit a Word doc at the same time in Dropbox, I get a message to request permission
I work with one other person. We were both working on our laptops on the same file in our shared Dropbox folder. (I was adding to a working list and she was editing above.) But I kept getting an odd request for permission and the file name changed to a long sequence of numbers and letters and was saved in another folder…
I can't seem to get my subfolder to be visible. What can I do?
So, this issue is a fairly recent one, not sure if it is due to a dropbox or Windows update, or if there's another step I need to take. I have a set of folders shared with me with work inside I need to complete as part of my job. These folders are available through the web browser, but working with Office 365 online is a…
Tray icon not showing on Arch+Cinnamon after trying all other recipes from these forums
Dear all, I am a Dropbox Plus user working on Arch Linux with Cinnamon 4.4.8 desktop and all latest updates (ext4 file system), and I have tried many solutions to make the darndest tray icon appear for months. Without it, managing synchronisation is hellishly inefficient; I can’t possibly keep the names of all folers to…
Truly stop Dropbox client from starting automatically on Windows 10.
This is happening to me on Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. When I first installed Dropbox 3.14.7 I thought it it was well-behaved, because it offered an option to disabled "Start Dropbox on system startup". But that doesn't work. I have certain drives that aren't mounted when the system starts. I have moved the Dropbox…
Should I move files out of my Dropbox folder before cancelling my account?
Prior to canceling my account, should I move my local dropbox files out of the local dropbox folder and put them in my documents folder on my Mac?
Connection problem related to resuming after sleep in combination with VPN
Hello, Using my laptop with Windows 10 Pro v10.0.18363.815 I noticed a connection problem related to resuming after my laptop went to sleep, using Dropbox v97.4.467 and a VPN (ProtonVPN currently but I tried with NordVPN as well and the behavior is the same). The situation goes as follows: * My laptop has an active VPN and…

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