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Recently the feature to right click a file to call up the Transfer File option has not been available.. In fact the entire list of dropbox options that were previously available with this operation no longer appear in either the initial view or the 'show more' option. Dropbox is running and I even reinstalled DB to see if…

A few weeks ago, I suddenly had the issue where I didn't see any right-click context menu options for my synced Dropbox folders. Troubleshooting that eventually led me to do an advanced reinstall on Friday laster week, and since doing that, I do see the right-click menu options, again, but the app is continually stuck in…

Suddenly on my mac (running 15.7.4) and dropbox 264.4.3421, several folders are showing as packages in finder. I can access the contents by right clicking and "show package contents", but that's a clumsy workaround to do often. All of my files are set to offline accessible and it's showing no sync issues. I've only seen…

I've been a Dropbox user for nearly 20 years. I'm writing this after days of troubleshooting, a brand new 24TB external drive I had to buy for $500, and a workflow that is still not fully restored. How it started It began with a routine reorganization — moving files across some large directories. Dropbox simply stopped…

I am using QNAP NAS with Hybrid Backup Sync (HBS3) to perform two-way synchronization between the NAS and Dropbox. Occasionally, an MP4 file uploaded from the NAS to Dropbox becomes corrupted. The situation is as follows: The original file on the NAS plays normally. HBS3 reports that the synchronization completed…

Hello, I just installed the dropbox desktop app on mac tahoe 26.6.2, once installed it shows up in the finder but when I click on it I get that message, with a loading spin wheel that just spins and spins forever…. any thoughts?

Hello. In several files and folders in my Dropbox, clicking "Make Available Offline" does nothing. See the screen recording below. How do I resolve this? [Removed as per Community Guidelines] The files with a green checkmark are ones I got it to download by opening the file in Preview. There are no special characters…

We have a user in our department who is getting an error trying to run the Dropbox client on his Windows 11 device; the client was installed through the Windows Store. This error only happens for this particular user; when I login on this computer it works fine. There is no sign of antivirus/threat detection finding any…

Hello, I'd like to follow up on a support case regarding Dropbox on my desktop computer. I had opened a case about this before, but it was closed without the issue being resolved — that's why I'm reaching out again. Background: when this machine was first set up, its computer name was "silviovitiello." At some point it was…

MacBook Pro M1 Max, macOS 26.6.2 (25G83), Dropbox at ~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox. 2.58TB used of 3TB. Default sync state for new files is set to Online-only. I have had large folders set to online-only for months. Dropbox reports them as online-only, but the disk space is never released. Sync and Storage still shows…

Dropbox is showing "Reconnecting to the internet. This may take a moment". I need a solution for this. I tried everything- Internet Connection Issues Firewall or Antivirus Blocking Dropbox VPN or Proxy Interference (Though when i turn on vpn it starts to sync but only for a minute) Dropbox Server Issues (Dropbox in my…

I had to reinstall Dropbox, it said I already had a folder named Dropbox and did I want to rename it. I said yes and now I am missing files—what can I do? Thanks Julee

For years I have maintained my main dropbox on an external hard drive recently, I had to do a factory reboot on my Mac mini and after downloading the Dropbox app, I am not able to see how to set that up. What are the proper steps to do that?

MacOS: 15.7.7 Dropbox: 260.4.2926 It seems this issue has been happening for a while, when searching files/folders through spotlight or Finder, no results are shown. Making the files/folders available offline do not make them show up. I've tried the following without success: Spotlight Privacy > Click the plus and select…

I am no longer seeing either of: Make Online Only Make Available Offline options in finder. Here are 2 screenshots to possibly answer questions you may ask

I've used the Dropbox app for Mac for a couple of years with no major incident. This morning I noticed there was a problem syncing, so I decided to reboot the app. However, when I tried to relaunch the app, I get the following error: "Couldn't start Dropbox. This may be a temporary error. Please restart Dropbox. For more…

Hello, it looks like I have two dropbox "folders" in my Users>Library>CloudStorage folder (see attached screenshot). The blue Dropbox icon, when double-clicked, goes to my current Dropox folders and files. The second highlighted folder (Dropbox (7-5-26 4/31PM) seems to open a second set of the same files, although not…

I am trying to add a new folder to Dropbox. It shows up in Dropbox when I log in, but it doesn't appear in File Explorer. The rest of my Dropbox folders are available

Hello! A few days ago I bought an HP laptop on which the Dropbox application was pre-installed. If you signed up or logged in, they gave you about 100GB for one year free. A few days have passed, and the HP + Dropbox 100GB promotion has not been effective. I also also complete www.dropbox.com/gs I request help, it should…

Hi, everyone! I have been experiencing an issue with Dropbox since September 1, 2026. We use Dropbox on four different Macs to access and work with the same files. Since September 1, the “Make available offline” and “Make online-only” options have completely disappeared from the Finder right-click menu. Our current setup…

My phone routinely uploads photos and videos to Dropbox Camera Uploads, but recently i noticed that the files are no longer being downloaded to the Camera Uploads folder on my Windows 11 laptop. I can go into Dropbox online to see them, but I need to appear on my laptop as they always have. I've used 64% of my Dropbox 2Tb…

I recently upgraded my account to Standard. Since then, I there is a constant irritating pop-up from Dropbox which says "Can't sync Dropbox account". It says that some files are being used by other applications. But I've closed everything. Even rebooted - TWICE. It's still there! Won't go away. BTW, when I upgraded, there…

Typically I have not used the SYNC feature. My system drive space is limited. I now have purchased an 8 TB drive and would like to SYNC my 2TB DropBox account (files) with my external drive.

Using Ubuntu 24.04 Noble. Dropbox hangs. All files/folders in Dropbox folder are shown with blue circle against them which doesn't change. I've tried reinstalling Dropbox using instructions at [link removed as per Community Guidelines] I'm on Dropbox Basic plan so I can't get support from them. I've obeyed instruction to…

Hi everyone, I'm running macOS 26 Tahoe (26.5.1) with Dropbox 256.4.3790 and I've lost all sync status badges in Finder. Posting here because I've spent time diagnosing this and want to share what I found. The problem: In legacy mode (garcon/FinderSync extension), the badges simply don't appear. After investigating, I…

When using the transfer app on Mac OS, it is much too easy too press command-q which will close the Transfer window but also it QUITS Dropbox. There should be a warning informing the user that they are about to quit the entire dropbox app/engine and offer instead to "close" the transfer window and/or hide it. There needs…

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In addition to syncing many files with my Mac, I need to offload at least 100GB of large projects so I can make more space on my hard drive. I know a tag "online only" allegedly exists to allow you to do this in DropBox but I have never seen it, no matter how much I right click, neither using the DropBox desktop app or the…