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Dropbox options no longer showing when right clicking in macOS Finder (Mojave)
Similar to the other user who is having this problem on windows, sometime ago (I don't remember when), the dropbox options that appear when you right click a file (of particular use for me was Create Dropbox Share Link) no longer appear. No Dropbox related options under Share either. The app seems to be installed and…
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Can't remove dropbox folder icon from Win File Explorer
Since Dropbox recently limited free accounts to three devices I had to delete it from my desktop PC and a laptop. The deletion from the laptop went OK. The deletion from the desktop (Windows 10) occurred, but left a sort of transparent document icon in File Explorer. See screen snap. I can't delete this, even after a…
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Shared dropbox links to open directly in Microsoft Office
1) Is it possible to send a link to a shared dropbox file but have it directly open in Windows? E.g. click on dropbox link to user/dropbox/word.docx and it opens up in Microsoft Word directly? 2) Or have it open the folder in Windows (which can be easily opened directly in Word) as opposed to the web version of dropbox. It…
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New MacBook Pro - can't locate Dropbox files in Finder
Got a new Macbook Pro. Downloaded the Dropbox app - when I go into Finder and click on Dropbox - there are no files there. When I go to the web or my iMac - files are there. Any thoughts on how to solve this - I have been searching on the Internet all day and can't seem to find a solution. Any answers are greatly…
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I can't see the option to "Copy link" from my desktop app
I have in the past been able to right click a file or folder and get the option to "Copy Dropbox Link". As of about a week ago, that option stopped showing up. How do I get it back?
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When unlinking my computer, can I delete my files without affecting my account online?
When I unlink my PC app from the account can I delete the files on my PC and not loose them in my drop box account... also if I relink my PC will it try to mirror my PC and delete the files in my account?
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How to move emails from gmail to dropbox?
Is there anyway to save emails from Gmail to Dropbox like if it was the feature of uploading pictures from either the apps or the desktops?
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When I edit a Word file in the Dropbox folder it gets renamed and saved as a temp file
Hi! When I have opened a Word file from Dropbox and start editing it, when I want to save it it suddenly renames it and saves it in temp folder on my Mac. Why is that?
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How can I rename a file?
having a difficult time renaming a file please help
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Syncing when using symbolic links
Hello, I am having an issue concerning dropbox syncing when using symbolic links. Using Windows 10 and the Dropbox app, recently downloaded / installed so I believe it is fully up to date. On the "host" machine, rather than copying (and thus duplicating) all files to the Dropbox folder, I create a symbolic link in the…
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Drop box is stuck at "Starting..." but files are being synced
The box icon on system tray stays at gray and says "Starting...". But, when files are changed on another computer, they are being synced. Should I be concerned? Is there a fix? Thanks.
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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…