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Downloading photos from Dropbox
I noticed that when you select ONE photo it allows you to "save as" but is there a feature where you can select all photos at one time? I want all my photos on my computer but I can't figure out how to sync dropbox to download to my computer OR how to select all photos so i can "save as" all of them. If not I will be…
High CPU Usage: 2 Macs
Dropbox v53.4.67. The app is using 40-80% CPU constantly on 2 different Macs. There are NO files currently being synced on either machine. The Dropbox menu item reports nothing is currently happening (no syncing, no indexing, "Up to date" is displayed). I've tried quitting and re-opening the app on both machines. I've…
Reinstalling the Dropbox desktop app for online-only files
Hello, I have upgraded my account to pro to use Smart Sync. However when i click on the reinstall link, a window opens and then closes and nothing happens. Need help plz. I don't want to uninstall completely, lose my files on my PC and then reinstall and wait for sync. tx
I can't see an option to delete photos from the Photos directory
Ok, read threads that say "Delete" is there and I still don't see it. I do on the "Files" screen, but not the Photos directory. Looking online in Firefox, I get NO option to delete a photo when selected. Been this way since the "change". So Dropbox is forcing us to use apps on our devices then to delete photo backups? I…
Mapping Dropbox to network drive in Windows 7
I want to map Dropbox to a network drive and link to my Dropbox in the cloud versus the Dropbox on my computer. I want to conserve my hard drive space and access, open, and save files to my Dropbox through my network drive. I can do this with other cloud-based storage systems. Can I do this with Dropbox?
Dropbox hangs on a stage 'Connecting' when starting
Today I found on my working PC that Dropbox is hanging on the stage 'Connecting'. I tried to remove dropbox (apt-get remove dropbox) and then install it from https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux. Nothing changes: the program still hangs when 'connecting'. Also my colleague made me an advice to run 'dropbox update'. I did…
Beta Build 71.3.105
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…
SQLBak to Dropbox backup - transport connection error
I use SQLBak to backup several MS SQL Server DBs to an internal NAS device and then copy the backups to a shared Dropbox folder for disaster recovery purposes. Seven days ago, ALL of my SQLBak backup jobs to Dropbox started failing with the error message below. I have already raised a ticket with SQLBak and they confirmed…
Can I turn off the warning that my Dropbox is almost full?
Can I turn off the warning that my Dropbox is almost full? This question most surely have been answered already but I couldn't find any such answer.
Total folder count, file count and file size are WAY off!
I have 3 computers that all fully sync and are all in front of me. All three are current on updates and have plenty of resources (HD space, RAM, etc.) Their Windows indexing is unchanged and all computers are set to show system and hidden files. All 3 have Dropbox installed at C:\Users\JeffD\Dropbox. The number of files…
I am getting an error 0xa0430722 when installing the desktop app. Can you help?
I will be installing the software with this bug: dropbox update installatino failed with error 0xa0430722??? what should we do
Reinstall Dropbox desktop app
The destop app is not syncing my files. How do I uninstall and reinstall the desktop app (MacOS 10.13.1)?
How can I upload a large amount of data from an external hard drive via the desktop app?
I have a new iMac and want to upload my photo files (> 600gb) to Dropbox. My iMac has an SSD of 512 GB. My photo file is on an external hard drive. If I want to upload the photo file to Dropbox, I get the message that there is not enough space on the hard drive of my iMac. However, I do not want to put the photo file on…
Dropbox won't start unless I ran as administrator
As of today 2019/04/04 Dropbox won't open properly unless I ran the app as an admin. Noyhing changed on my Windows 10 PC, same hardware, same Windows, same folder location. I get a popup error, this one below: And the generated txt file says this: bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox bn.VERSION: 71.3.99 bn.DROPBOXEXT_VERSION: 27.0…
Установщику программы Dropbox не удалось запуститься
Здравствуйте! Мой Windows 10 поймал вирус шифровальщик. С шифровальщиком я справился. Перед расшифровкой я собрал все файлы из Dropbox и перенёс на диск компа. После расшифровки проверил весь комп на файлы с расшиением шифровальщика и удалил заражённые файлы. У меня в этот смомент была включена функция "Покакзывать скрытые…
Is Dropbox down? I get a blank screen on the website!
Is Dropbox down? I am getting a blank screen.
drop box couldn't load photos because apple iphone may be locked
Dropbox couldn't import photos because Apple iPhone may be locked -- this comes up every time and I have not found a way around it. I am stuck! How can I set Dropbox and my iPhone so it automatically finds new photos and videos and imports them? It used to do this but stopped.
Online-only files download files and leave on my Mac when "online-only" is set
I am on a Mac, my Admin has set for files to be "online only". However when I go into a folder which is set as online only and use a file, the file is downloaded which is fine, I use the file and then I save it, but for some reason the file remains on my PC and does not revert to "online Only". This is useless to me as we…
How do I embed images with a direct link from Dropbox?
Hi, I would like to share my pictures to forums where pictures are embedded like [img]http://imageurl.jpg[/img]. How to share pictures from Dropbox to the forums like that? I cant find a option where to get direct urls.
Dropbox does not appear on tray box, does not start at start up, does not sync files - Windows 7
I have the latest version of Dropbox 3.2.6. Its been about 3 days that dropbox wont work on one of my systems running Windows 7. It was working and syncing fine a few days ago. Now I try to check it in the task bar system tray and the icon is gone, not hidden. I check the windows start up services and dropbox is no where…
Beta Build 70.3.85
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…
Dropbox Website seems to have lost it CSS
Just recently the Dropbox website won't display correctly on any browser - Chrome, Safari, Firefox - it loads fine but shows no Style sheet just basic list form that can't be used properly. I am using a Mac and the other Mac user in my office is also experiencing the same issue.. How on earth do we fix this... it was…
Stable Build 68.4.102
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: In progress
I get an error that the program can't start because api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.ddl is missing?
I've tried reinstalling the program (several times) but it didn't work. I use the desktop app in my pc and the app in the other devices. I have this issue in my pc (running W7). Any help?
Cannot open PowerPoint presentations from a shared folder on Dropbox
Hello, I keep getting an error message (see below) when I try to open powerpoint presentations created by someone else in a shared Dropbox folder. I can open the ones I add to the folder. I disabled the antivirus and tried to open the file but the same error pops up. I have all the necessary permissions to work with the…
My camera uploads are not syncing with my computer when plugged in
I have a new phone and set it up with Dropbox, same as my last few pghones. I clicked to verify the new phopne should do camera uploads and nothing happens when I connect it via USB to my computer. The computer asks if I would like to have it connected, but than nothing happens and it tels me that everything is up-to-date…
.mov files download from dropbox as text files and won't play
I have very large .mov files shot in 4K that I uploaded to dropbox. When I download them to my external hard drive and then try to play them on my mac, the mac reads them as text files and they won't open in quicktime or imovie. I tried adding the .mov extension back (i uploaded them as .mov and they show up as such in…
Error says my Windows 10 NTFS C drive file system is no longer supported, hasn't synced in weeks
I'm a bit desperate for a solution, I've been talking to Dropbox support and even escalated my problem to tech (who haven't been very helpful with long pauses in communication I can't get help promptly. I had to provoke another support ticket in order for them to respond again) Everytime I startup my computer, I get an…
Moved to "D" drive from "C" but files are still on C drive.
I want to move my Dropbox folder from "C" SSD drive which is out of room to my "D" drive. Followed the directions and was able to get it over to the "D" drive but the "C" folder still exists. So it looks like it copied? How do I delete the "C" Dropbox version?

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