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Trying to delete Dropbox from mac
I am trying to delete Dropbox from my Mac but theres a message saying "The item “Dropbox” can’t be moved to the Trash because some of its plugins are in use." I don't know what to do.
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I'm not able to save a PowerPoint file in, or out of the Dropbox folder.
Hi everyone, I'm having issues with powerpoint files on dropbox. T he last few days, a powerpoint that I am working on will come up a warning say that something has happened to this file outside powerpoint and to save a copy to keep your changes. When I try and save a copy, even when I try and save it outside dropbox it…
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Stable Build 53.4.66
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Can I have two Dropbox folders on the same computer?
In reponse to the question, can I have separate Dropbox folders on the same computer (one for me and one for my husband), I was told to go to the page dropbox.com/help/61 If you are not a business user, you are told: If you're a Dropbox Basic or Dropbox Pro user, it's also possible to use a different Dropbox account for…
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I'm getting a syncing issue on Ubuntu, my files aren't syncing from another device
Pls, I installed Dropbox on Ubuntu but it does not syncronize my file into drobox when I update them from another device! Thanks in advance
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Dropbox appears to save my files, but some files are missing, why?
I'm having trouble with saving a few files to Dropbox. It's installed on my PC. I create the file and save it in my Dropbox file, as I have done for the last few years I've used Dropbox. When I open my files, the new Dropbox files are not appearing. My old files are still there, but the new ones I just saved are not there.…
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I'm getting a Camera Upload error on Mac OS High Sierra, "Failed to import 210 of 210 photos"
Since April 10, I've been spending a LOT of time trying to upload photos and videos from my iPhone 7 [iOS 11.3 (15E216)] to my Mac [macOS High Sierra (Version 10.14.4)]. It used to do that no problem, but no more. Sometimes I get only an error message, while other times, I get a message that makes me hopeful -- "Finding…
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How can I take my camera uploads and Photos library out of Dropbox without deleting any of my photos
I have both the "Camera Uploads" and "Photos Library.photoslibrary" on Dropbox. I want to take both of them off because I now have my photos on the Apple cloud. How can I take them both off and make sure I don't permantly delete any of my photos? Thank you, L
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My photos have stopped uploading from my Dropbox folder on Mac, why?
I was uploading photos to my Dropbox folder on my iMac and suddenly I could not upload any more. There was no warning. My Dropbox folder's size is 608 MB. Does anyone have any idea what may be wrong? Thanks!
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Desktop Application Will Not Allow Existing Dropbox Folder to Be Used. Error: "The folder alrea ...
dy contains a Dropbox directory." I have been a happy user of Dropbox for years. Until recently . . . Dropbox recently quit working properly. The latest issue today was that it failed to load the "platform plugin windows." The Dropbox popup suggested that I reinstall Dropbox. So . . . I dutifully reinstalled Dropbox as…
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How to stop ._ (dot dash) files being uploaded
I recently switched my storage folder from internal hard drive to my external drive. Since then, in every drive there's a duplicate under the extension of ._xxxx as well as "conflicted copy of xxxx". Can't delete files on the root folder which isn't nice and every new file gets duplicated. Solutions to delete…
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Folder has a padlock icon, and I can't edit files in it
we have a folder that is locked with a symbol. we can open them but not make changes. what to do?
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Beta Build 53.3.65
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…
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Beta Build 54.3.86
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…
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How can I mirror my Dropbox folder on my desktop onto 3 separate devices?
Perhaps a very basic question. I have a Dropbox folder that I wish to work on with three separate computers (all mine). I want the contents of the folder to also reside on each of these devices, with changes synced to DB. I wish to not depend on always having access to DB so I must have the files on the devices also. I…
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Cannot stop Dropbox starting on system startup
In Linux Mint I have previously been able to disable Dropbox starting on system startup but now it actively fights this. I can deselect Dropbox in Control Centre > Startup Applications. Then it won't start on system startup but as soon as I manually run Dropbox it immediately reactivates the Dropbox setting in Control…
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I'm unable to activate the online-only files in the Dropbox desktop app preferences on Mac OS
OS: Mac OSX High Sierra (10.13.4) I just now upgraded from Dropbox Plus to Dropbox Professional. Then I clicked "Enable Smart Sync." Then I clicked "Open Preferences." Then in Preferences pane, I clicked "Allow" (to the right of "System software from developer 'Dropbox, Inc.' was blocked from loading.") Then nothing…
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Location is not available... the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
I occasionally use an old Toshiba laptop with Windows 10. I tried to access some Word and PDF files in Dropbox from the C: drive and got the error message: "Dropbox is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable." The documents still exist on the Dropbox website and I can access and open them from my…
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Desktop app crashes in Windows 10 64-bit
My dropbox crashes everytime i click to add my private account into my dropbox. Unistall/reinstall did not solve the problem.
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Waiting to be linked to a Dropbox account
I have installed Dropbox on my wifes desktop pc and it works fine. I installed it on her laptop and I can use the web based homepage to log in and upload files fine, HOWEVER, the system tray icon is grey and gives the message'waiting to be connected to a Dropbox account'. When I click 'Click here to get sign in and get…
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Stable Build 52.4.58
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Online-only vs. Local Preferences annoyance
Desktop App V52.4.58 on MacOS 10.12.6 In my Preferences i have Sync, Smart Sync, Start as: set to Online-only. Still, for every folder i create, copy or move into my Dropbox folder i have to manually set Smart-Sync to Online-only. By default it's still set to Local. And setting the folder to Online0only only has effect…
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Beta Build 53.3.64
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…
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Zip files that are uploaded to the site don't contain all the data when synced to my PC
I upload a zip folder from my phone to the web server and can see a zip folder in my Dropbox files. I cliick on the folder and can see inside another fiolder with a database file(very small file) I use and then when I click on the folder I can see an audio recording and photos I have uploaded. this is how I have structured…
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Beta Build 52.3.56
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…