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How can I move my emails to Dropbox?
I need to move some e-mails from my Outlook account to Dropbox. I have installed the Dropbox add-in but am unsure of my next step. I'm not sure if I can keep e-mails in Dropbox since they are not really files. Thanks!
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Beta Build 41.3.79
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Syncing Dropbox folder to external hard drive - Mac
For many years I have worked between Mac computers at home and at the office using an external hard drive to sync my files, however I would like to change to a Dropbox folder instead, for convenience and security reasons. I would like to know if I can automatically sync a copy of my dropbox files to my external hard drive…
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Beta Build 41.3.77
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Dropbox app won't open on my Mac and I cannot uninstall it either
Ok I just switch from a pc to a mac. I installed dropbox from the website and it shows it's in my applications and in my launch pad but when I click the icon it won't launch. I then tried to uninstall it and it doesn't give me that option when I have all my apps wiggling in my launch pad. So I then researched on how to…
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There are no green syncing checkmark icons on files and folders in the Dropbox folder
I am not getting Green Check mark on Files and Folders in Desktop Dropbox Folder. I have reinstalled dropbox also and it is syncronizing but not not showing Green Check marks on the files and folders.
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Multiple computer accounts but single Dropbox account
I want to have multiple accounts on my PC to allow for different i-Tunes libraries but allow dropbox to sync the same location on the drive. Is this possible? Ex: c:\dropbox is synced via the same dropbox account for both windows accounts. This came up as an issue because it seems like the dropbox app installs to the user…
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Stable Build 36.4.22
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Why is Dropbox uploading my RAW files as JPG files?
I'm syncing my raw photos to Dropbox but they have all been converted to jpg when I check my online Dropbox. Ive tried downloading them but they stay as jpg. Google search tells me its possible to upload raw to Dropbox, but I'm confused as to how, can anyone help ?
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Dropbox icon keeps disappearing from system tray.
I have Windows 8.1 and use classic shell. The Dropbox icon keeps disappearing from the system tray. I followed the instructions for keeping icons in the system tray, but it does not work. I use the option Nofification Area icons. The check box to show all icons and notifications in the taskbar is checked. However, the icon…
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This application failed to start because it could not find the Qt platform plugin "windows" error?
Hi, My Dropbox is complaining! New PC, due to work, and now dropbox gives me this error message: This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "windows". It worked fine, problem came up, I reinstalled, same problem again after a restart and redone the reinstalled and getting same…
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How do I remove the Dropbox icon from the Windows 10 file explorer?
Since upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10, there is a Dropbox icon in the Windows file explorer navigation pane. I already have a link to Dropbox and other cloud-storage options in the Quick links section of the file explorer, so I don't need this extra icon! How do I remove the Dropbox icon from the navigation pane?…
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Does Dropbox take up hard drive space on my computer?
Why does Dropbox store all of its files in my "User" folder on my hard drive? The whole point of using Dropbox was to keep my hard drive free of all the files. I'm now out of disk space due to the Dropbox files.
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How can I automate uploading files from my computer to use Dropbox as a backup system?
How to use dropbox plus as a backup system. how to upload file to dropbox automatically
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Beta Build 41.3.76
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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Stable Build 37.4.29
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
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Online-only files & MacOS Time Machine
I have recently installed Dropbox Business for my Team and having issues with macOS Time Machine. I have not been able to backup more then 8gig of 300gigs that need to be backed up. The 300gigs is highly inflated considereding I have not changed that many files since the last backup. This 8gigs is very slow considereding I…
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Why does the Dropbox desktop app cause my computer to slow down on Windows?
This problem has been posted several times as early as 2015, but there seems to have been no remedy. We have fairly powerful computers (Dell XPS 8900 i7-6700 3.4 GHz 16GB RAM 2TB HDD), but after moving from our old computers to new ones, we still get massive slow down when dropbox is syncing. We literally upgraded our…
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Disable autostart permanently
I installed dropbox for linux on debian 9 (with cinnamon) from the sid repository (there is none for stretch). Because I run it on a notebook and dropbox tends to drain the battery like crazy when it starts scanning files for changes, I don't want dropbox to start automatically. So hence my question: Is there any way to…
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Dropbox has two entries in my PC Startup - Why?
Some of my computers have two startup entries for dropbox. If you open Task Manager - Startup, there are two things using PC resources at startup. The first one appears as "Dropbox (3)." That is the one I am used to seeing, which should run at Startup. But the other is "Dropbox Update (4)." Why is this second thing in my…
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Why do videos uploaded to Dropbox from iPhone X only play audio on a desktop?
All videos from iPhone X have sound but the video image is missing when downloaded to my PC running Windows 10. The videos were shot on multiple video apps with the same result. The result is the same for automatically synced videos (Camera Uploads Folder) or uploaded manually with the ios app. The videos appear to play…
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I'm getting popstate issues when using Thunderbird and having my profiles in the Dropbox folder
I have seen the solution to the popstate problem with Thunderbird posted as simply removing the Thunderbird profile files from Dropbox. But that defeats the purpose of having Dropbox sync my profile and emails across my devices. Is there a solution which allows the Thunderbird files to remain in my Dropbox?
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2 Copies of Dropbox in Windows File Explorer but I only want 1
I have Dropbox installed on Windows 10. So there is a "Dropbox" folder now in my file explorer which is great. What is not great is that there are 2 copies of it within my File Explorer! I am attaching a screenshot of what I mean. If I right-click the one at the top, there is no option to delete it. If I right-click the…
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Constant CPU Usage - Windows 10 x64
Hey Guys - Know there are many posts about CPU usage, but after going through a few; didn't see one that was my exact scenario. My primary system runs Windows 10 x64 and amongst many installed applications, has the latest public Dropbox client installed. After boot and login, the dropbox process uses 30% - 40% of CPU. I…
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Stable Build 39.4.49
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
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Lost Finder Integration in OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
Hi, since a few days it seems that I have lost the Finder-Integration in OS X 10.11. Synchronization works fine, but I'm missing the Dropbox-Icon (in the sidebar the folder looks like a regular folder) and there is no status icon next to the files either (if the file is being synced, etc). On my wifes computer (running…
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Is the Dropbox desktop application malware? My antivirus program has labelled it as such
A virus protection software indicated that the dropbox executable file is a malware and required to remove it. I am wondering if this is true or any one had hte same issue?
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How can I stop Dropbox from syncing temp files?
Is it possible to stop Dropbox from syncing temp files and cache files that various applications create in the same folder as the file I want to sync? An example is MS Access, which has an accdb file that I want synced, but when I open that file on my PC desktop it temporarily creates a laccdb scratch file of the same file…
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The desktop app on my Mac is perpetually stuck on "Syncing (3 files remaining)", can you help?
I recently upgraded to a new iMac (IS X Yosemite Version 10.10.1) and transferred all my files, programs and settings from the Time Capsule backup from my older Mac. Dropbox seemed to transfer fine, but the sync is perpetually "stuck" with the message "Syncing (3 files remaining)". I have tried unlinking and…