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"Make available offline" option is not working on folder level on Mac OS Sequoia 15.1.1
Hi, On macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, the following menu on folder : "make available offline" (my translation from french) is not working. I would have to select it on each file to get it available offline. Do you experience the same issue ?
Syncing to all devices including external SSD connected to the PC
I have a Dropbox subscription. My devices are synced (phone and PC). I bought a Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD and connected it to the PC. I Backed up the PC to the SSD throughout Dropbox Backup. I was expecting to be able to open files and folders offline in the SSD, but this doesn't happened. I am almost sure I didn't…
Dropbox App won't open, the only thing that opens is my Dropbox Folder.
Dropbox app will not open. When I open the app it just opens the file explorer. I have already checked the Taskbar and it's not showing up there. I have also checked the taskbar setting and there is no option to show Dropbox application. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you, Preston
After migrating to macOS Sequoia, Dropbox appears under "Favorites" and I can't make files offline.
I just migrated my MacBook Pro running Sonoma to a Mac Mini M4 running Sequoia. The migrated Dropbox app wouldn't open so I trashed it and downloaded a new one. On the MacBook Pro my Dropbox appears under Locations. It appeared in the same place after migrating to the Mac mini, but when I logged into my DB account on the…
Disable sync status icons & context menu injection
These sync status icons Dropbox app is generating while running, and forcibly, slowly serving them to Explorer without asking, are annoying. The context menu options, injected only when Dropbox app is running, are even more annoying. Status icons are significantly slowing down Explorer, and the context menu distortion…
I can't access the desktop settings to enable the autosaving of screenshots on Windows
when I downloaded dropbox onto my laptop, it prompted me to enable auto saving screenshots as jpeg, which has been quite helpful. however, I have not been able to enable that option on my pc, I can't access the settings, dropbox has a very useless article on how to enable this, but like I said, it is useless and full of…
There are two Dropbox folders on my computer and both seem to be syncing to Dropbox.
The old Dropbox main folder (D:\Dropbox (Westcoast) remains as a junction since the change of Dropbox main folder naming some years back. New files are saved correctly in the new folder system but appears also in the old folder together with all other old files. But when I try to delete a file in the old junction folder…
I have 2 files which are constantly syncing - how can I locate them?
I have 2 files which are indicating as constantly syncing or uploading for many months. How do I find which files these are and to stop it permanently and not just pausing the sync?
Moving files out of Dropbox defaults to copy except inside Dropbox
When I move files out of Dropbox to another folder on my computer, they are only copied, but not moved. When I move files between Dropbox folders, they do move. I am using Windows 10. This is a recent development, not sure if related to Windows update.
How do I find the Dropbox Preferences on Windows?
I'm trying to change the syncing settings, but I can't seem to find the Preferences or open the Desktop App. I've downloaded Dropox (and I tried to do it again but the website said it was already installed) but any time I open the app it only opens the File Explorer. I've gathered there are a lot of settings I can manage…
Cannot find Dropbox preferences to set up selective search
Setting up new PC with Windows 11 which is new to me. I have installed dropbox on my PC and was attempting to set up selective sync. Instructions from Dropbox site are to open dropbox and click on my avatar in upper right corner. 1. There does not appear to be a dropbox app per se. Instead, when I click on the Dropbox…
Are there "lightweight" alternative dropbox clients?
I would like to sync just a single folder to one of my PCs, and am wondering if there are any lightweight "mini" dropbox clients capable of doing that? I know I can use selective sync in the big dropbox client, but it's quite large and this box is resource constrained. It's a Windows client. Thanks!
I accidentally deleted a file from my Dropbox account, but I can't find it anywhere to restore it.
Hi, I accidentally deleted an important file while cleaning out my Dropbox folder. It's not showing up in recently deleted. That's basically the only help I get from the chatbot. Are there any other ways to restore this? Thanks!
My new mac isn't syncing with Dropbox and I can't see the Dropbox icon on the menu bar.
Not sure if this is the right subject area, but I need some help please? Been using DropBox for a few years now. Currently have an old Imac, an old MacBook Air running (Sierra) and a new MacBook Air (running Ventura 13.3), I use DropBox to back up all my work files - mostly word docs. On the new mac my files are saving to…
Turn off automation notifications. Is it possible?
Notifications are all off and yet one category hounds me. A while back I have automated a folder like the Camera folder where files get renamed (screenshot folder) and, as a result, I have a tidy screenshot folder. 10/10. But ever since, a wild notification hounds me, and it annoys me enough that I have to dismiss it. On…
How to return all files to offline?
I was having sync troubles so to save hard drive space I went to App/Preferences/Manage and selected all to be online. According to the app “…saves hard drive space. Files will still appear on your computer…”. But now the list is empty, and I can't figure how to return them to offline. Dropbox is not behaving according to…
Dropbox stuck uploading and downloading on Windows
Dropbox has been happily working in the background for several years, keeping a useful backup of my important data, which I store in a folder named "Dropbox". However, without me noticing it stopped working about two weeks ago, so all the work I have done since then wasn't backed up. When I realised this I hovered on on…
Dropbox can't start after I moved hard drive to a new computer.
Hello! I have physically moved my Dropbox hard drive to a new-old computer. I had this hard drive in my main computer, and now moved it to my 2nd home computer and wanted to install Dropbox there. The Dropbox folder is located at G:\Work Dropbox on both computers. I also added a bigger hard drive to my main computer. The…
Dropbox needs to change permissions for the Folder...
Mid-December, my Mac updated to the latest OS. macOS Sequoia 15.2 (24C101). Since then, Dropbox needs to change permissions for the Folder: /Users/ ############/.dropbox every time I restart my Mac and a few times throughout the day. I have tried to check every permission possible to no avail. I have also uninstalled and…
I can't use Shift + delete for my folders due to new "delete for everyone" pop-up message.
I am unable to shift+delete any folder inside my dropbox folder so I can skip the recycling bin. This seems to be connected to this new popup about asking if I'm sure I want to delete for everyone. Which is very strange, because this is NOT in a folder I've shared with anyone else. Any ideas on how to fix this? Or how I…
Low space on internal drive, and added an external one. But now content is added to both of them.
I have run low on space on my internal drive and added an external drive for my Dropbox. I have gone through the process of connecting and syncing my Dropbox account to my new external Dropbox drive. However, it appears that any files I add or remove from my new Dropbox external drive are also being added and removed from…
Right-click option to sync any computer folder to my account, without moving it inside Dropbox.
As for me, synchronization of folders via the application is done a little inconveniently and not even clear, and in fact it does not exist.. Let me explain what I mean: I would like to right-click on the folder that I want to synchronize with the folder from the hard drive, so that synchronization works automatically when…
I migrated my Dropbox files from the old MacBook to the new and they got duplicated.
Hi, I just migrated all of my documents from my old Macbook Air to my New Macbook Air. - This included my DropBox files that were on my old Macbook Air, that are syncing with my Dropbox Account in the cloud. On my new Macbook Air, it is now asking me if: I would like to start syncing the Dropbox App. - If I say Yes, will I…
I get an error message that Windows System Restore failed?
Hi When I run Windows System Restore it fails with this error message System Restore failed to replace the file (D:\Users\*******\Dropbox\.dropbox.cache\qebcobkqbgbzfynfuwbof\placeholder.bat) with its original copy from the restore point. An unspecified error occurred during restore. (0x80070780) I have completed system…
Error 0x80070780 when trying to access files in a folder locally - folder not available online
Over the years I've lost some HDs to crashes and I tend to be lazy since these days you can take millions of photos and videos then just dump them on the cloud to never check them out later because you have too many things going on. Such is the case with a HD which was starting to give me some issues. It was nearly full…
Installed 214.3.5140 and the behavior when I take a screenshot changed
Hi, I have this update installed. My Dropbox screenshot behavior has recently changed, and I have not changed anything. I save all screenshots with Dropbox. In the past few days, the new behavior is that when I hit print screen button, I get a preview of the screenshot in the bottom right corner of my desktop. The Dropbox…
Can I backup the same USB stick to Dropbox after changing to a new computer?
Hi there, A specific USB stick was being automatically backed up on Dropbox every time I inserted it to my previous laptop. Now that I changed to a new laptop, I want this back up process with that specific USB stick to continue in the same way it was, when I insert it to my new laptop. How can I manage this? Thanks in…
Insane Slow Download Speeds
I have been dealing with insane slow download speeds for folders and files for the past few days. I have run internet speed tests which came back great. Dropbox app is up to date. The bandwidth is set to unlimited for download and upload. It is slow no matter if I am sent a Dropbox link from my employer, or I access my…
Dropbox Vault offline access
Hello, Dropbox Vault sounds like a very nice new feature, and I was wondering how to access it while I'm not connected to the internet (i.e. offline). On my Mac, when I click on the Vault icon it always opens up the dropbox website, and doesn't seem to be letting me access it locally. Any way to access dropbox vault…
Special Character in Filename causing lack of syncing
I'm moving my files around - syncing via the cloud between a Mac and a PC - and, while I was doing a visual check to ensure the files were correctly synced, I noticed one file that was not syncing. Eventually, after trying various things to try and force a re-sync, I noticed there was a vertical bar character '|' in the…

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