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How can I move/sync my Dropbox folder to a network drive?
Hi, I have an external drive connected to my router which appears in the network as \10.50.1.1\Name How do I sync my dropbox file to a location there? when I try to move the directory over there, I get a message that this is a network drive. Thanks, Tommy
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Why do these com.dropbox.attributes files show up everywhere?
These files are cluttering up my folders. There seems to be one for every real file that I have. I'd like to delete them. What are they and where did they come from? And how can I stop them?
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Why can't I upload files to my Dropbox account? I get an error that I lost connection.
I have used dropbox for years, I believe a new version was just installed and now I can't upload files. A simple video clip 848MB. It comes up Error and lost connection. I have internet connection so it is not that. I restarted computer but still does not work. I deleted old dropbox files, and still no go. If I use the…
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I'm seeing "WindowsError: [Error 5]" on my desktop app
bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox bn.VERSION: 27.4.22 bn.DROPBOXEXT_VERSION: 16.0 bn.is_frozen: True machine_id: failed pid: 12728 cwd: u'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Update\\1.3.65.1' real_path=u'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Update\\1.3.65.1' mode=040777 uid=0 gid=0 parent mode=040777 uid=0 gid=0 HOME: None appdata:…
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Change Dropbox folder location on Mac
Hi I have a Dropbox account with 1TB of space but the problem is I can't use it all as keep getting error message on my Mac saying not enough space? I am only using 1GB at the moment, the problem is my local harddrive is not big enough so I can't use the desktop folder listed under my computer and I originally got a…
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Beta Build 27.3.20
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I ended up with two Dropbox folders on my device, after linking it to my personal Dropbox account
OK, I started off with my own DB account, then my company set up a teams account, which, at that time, required me to merge my account with theirs. You then came up with an option to have a personal account linked to the teams account. All good. So, until recently, I had Dropbox, and Dropbox (Personal) on my computer. I…
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Beta Build 27.3.21
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Stable Build 26.4.23
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How can I re-link my computer to an existing Dropbox account?
For security reasons I've temporarily unlinked my computer from dropbox. Now I want to relink it but my computer is not shown in the list of devices in the security section of my dropbox account. So my files are not synced. Do I have to delete dropbox and install it all over again? Or is there a way to link my computer?
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Beta Build 27.3.19
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How can I change the name of my Dropbox folder, after leaving a Business team structure?
Hello, the dropbox folder in finder on my macbook has a new name (dropbox (...)) since I tried the business version. Now I quitted the business version, but that name stays and I can't change it because the name "dropbox" would be already in use (but I can't see it anywhere). Is there anyone who knows the solution to this?…
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Beta Build 26.3.21
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Beta Build 26.3.22
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Can I store some files on the Dropbox site only and not sync them to my hard drive?
Is there a setting that allows me to keep certain files on dropbox but not stored on all my devices? thanks! Michael
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The option to share a link is missing when right clicking the file, why?
I usually chose share a link option but it appears to have gone missing. I've also gone to help and following instructions it say to right click the file and hover over More to then chose copy dropbox link.... however the right click option does not come up with the option More... any ideas please folks?
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"No Internet Connection - Your computer is currently offline."
I had this problem for over a week now. I tried the things I have read from here - turning off firewall and antivirus (though I didn't have an anti-virus yet because I just recently reformatted my pc) - uninstalling and reinstalling - no proxies used I also had experienced it long before this but it was fixed with…
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Beta Build 25.3.24
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Beta Build 25.3.23
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Accidentally hid a file using the device's properties and now I can't locate it
Hi there I right clicked on a video I put in Dropbox, clicked on Properties and then under 'Attributes' clicked on 'Hidden' (accidentally) and then on 'OK". Now the video is hidden / invisible. I cant see it and I dont know where it is. I dont know how to 'unhide' it or make it visible again. Does anyone know? Thanks very…
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Beta Build 25.3.21
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Is Dropbox filling your Server's user profile hard drive? How to exclude across a Windows domain
Today i came accross an issue where our File Server partition for User Profiles became 99% full. As a server admin this is a problem, but we can't just go around deleting stuff we don't like the look of, and rather than talking to 100+ users i decided to use "TreeSize" to show me what are the largest folders and if there…
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Beta Build 25.3.20
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My Mac is no longer linked to my Dropbox account, but the option to sign in is grayed out
I am using a Mac and recently noticed that my dropbox is no longer connected. I have click on Account and [Unlink This Dropbox] is greyed out so it appears to be linked therefore I can't sign in again? I have tried deleting the app and reinstalling it but same issue.