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Logging out from the app remotely.
we use dropbox on our PC desktop but primarily use it on our our phones and iPads. We were traveling in Europe and it occurred to us that there’s no automatic logout feature for dropbox that we could find, if we were currently logged in to our iOS device and it were stolen from us, someone could immediately get into the…
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Dropbox for Outlook - Missing Option to upload files
Dropbox, I installed the Dropbox add-in on the Outlook client, and noticed that it does have the Upload files option as advertised from the following link below. I have reinstalled the add-in many times and still the option does not appear. And yes, my Outlook client does meet the requirements. Please confirm if this…
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Can't connect iPhone with Desktop in order to sync data
Hi Emma, I am a little desperate here. I was using Dropbox successfully. I tried to connect my iPhone with my Dropbox account on my desktop and now, as a result, nothing is working. It has been absolutely impossible to get anyone from Dropbox either by email or phone to help me rectify this. Can you help? Thank You!
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Sync icons in Finder on Macs with Intel chip
Hi. Can I check that Sync Icons are being displayed in Finder on MacBooks with an Intel chip? I’ve got the Dropbox app (v198.4.7615) running on two MacBooks - one with a M1 chip, the other with an Intel chip. Sync icons are being displayed in Finder on the Mac with the M1 chip, but not on the Mac with the Intel chip. Both…
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MAC OSX - Can someone explain the how the Dropbox folder within Finder works?
I really need help here as my brain has never been good with organisation and I'm easily confused by technology. SO... I need to understand how the dropbox folder within finder on my Mac works. Should i MOVE stuff into it or COPY stuff into it? Is it pointless to copy into it cos i'll end with 2x version of the same file…
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Hard drive is full, even though the files are online only.
I have made lots of files online only to free up space on my hard drive, but dropbox has stopped syncing claiming that there is not enough disk space. The top level folder says that it has 5TB of content, but in the four folders it contains there is less than 100 gb. I have restarted dropbox, restarted the computer, and…
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dropbox hangs on "starting..." in Manjaro and in Fedora 38
currently on Fedora 38, using dropbox installed from Fedora 38 RPM at https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/38/x86_64/ Observed behavior: Dropbox hangs on "starting"' Theory: there is something in my Dropbox folder that is hanging Dropbox. Tried: Dropbox hangs on "starting". Originally in Manjaro, around May 1, it began to hang…
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I'm an admin on Dropbox, but I can't create a folder - "You need permission to perform this action"
Hello guys, I used Dropbox of business plan as a admin, but the folder cannot create and just pop-up notice that ' You need permission to perform this action' but.. I already admin and paid by myself... Can you know why this problem happen..?
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Dropbox File Provider does not work with Mac Sonoma. Syncing is stuck for hours.
Macbook Pro running Sonoma 14.4.1 - Dropbox 197.4.7629 First off, Lightroom was struggling to "see" files being stored online-only, which Dropbox had aggressively moved online without my awareness. Hoping to deal with this I made a bunch of folders offline accessible, and then updated to File Provider. Since then it's been…
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Dropbox Folder randomly disappears from the MacOS Finder. If I force quit it shows up.
I am using the latest version of MacOS, Ventura 13.0. I am using the latest version of the Dropbox desktop app, V160.4.4703. The Dropbox folder appears in the new place in the Finder under Locations. The problem is that this folder randomly disappears. The only way to get the Dropbox folder to come back is to do a Force…
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Hyperlink in PDF not working in Dropbox
Hi - I have imported a pdf into my Dropbox that has a hyperlink to a url (the hyperlink is attached to a logo within the pdf). The hyperlink was working fine prior to importing to Dropbox but once in Dropbox, the hyperlink is not available to click on at all. Does anyone know why this would be happening or if there is a…
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I can't access the Documents and Download folders on my Mac
've lost access to my Documents and Downloads file on my mac - help?? I started a thread back in July and have created workarounds. When it asked whether I wanted to sync/back-up Desktop, Documents and Downloads folders, I said no, because when I did this with a previous account, this caused problems. I thought that this…
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Beta Build 199.3.6190
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements and fixes. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Offline Installer (ARM64) Mac OS X Standard Installer (Universal) Offline Installer (Intel) Offline Installer (Apple Silicon) Linux…
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End-to-end encryption on Dropbox content. How does it work?
Hi are files sent from Mac or iPhone to Dropbox Cloud end-to-end encrypted?
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Cartella di windows 10 pro non fa accedere a cartelle Dropbox
Ciao Ho un problema da qualche tempo su un pc fisso con windows 10 Pro Praticamente non riesco ad accedere tramite le cartelle del pc di windows 10 Pro Clicco e rimane in attesa senza accedere alle foto ecc. Invece tramite web funziona tutto In altre macchine funziona senza nessun problema come posso risolvere Grazie Mauro
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I can't upload corrupted jpg files from a USB drive after I installed Windows11.
I can't upload corrupted jpg files from a USB drive after I installed Windows11. Dropbox keeps prompting me to upload these files but I can't. Is there any way to fix this problem? Thanks Whaletag
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Desktop app on Ubuntu says starting... but syncing does not occur
dropbox says starting... but synchronization does not occur. ubuntu 22.04 64. help me please!! problem solved
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"Which of the following features does Dropbox offer?" pop-up survey window has taken over my monitor
This just appeared on top of my monitor. I require an apology and an oath that this will never happen again. If you don't know why this makes me upset, then ask around the office until you find someone that says "oh.. no... no... you didn't... oh, no." and have them explain it to you.
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Create a symlink between the pre-updated Dropbox and post-updated Dropbox.
Dropbox made some major updates from April 2024 that affects our team's workflow regarding file directory. We're using Windows and a lot of our projects are linked to the old Dropbox (Team's Name) directory, now it's synced to Team's Name Dropbox/Personal Name. However, the old Dropbox (Team's Name) is still there but…
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How can I transfer RAW images directly from my camera to Dropbox?
Hi All Just wondering if anyone knows how to transfer camera raw images into dropbox straight from the camera. I have been using microsoft one drive but have no data left so can only upload an image to computer if I delete one first. I just installed dropbox for extra data but when I go onto photos on my laptop and click…
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What’s the difference between the "Sync History" and the "Activity" tab on macOS?
I'm on a Mac. When I click the Dropbox icon in the Mac menu bar, there are separate lists for "Sync History" and "Activity." What is the difference in what these lists show? In my case, they both show changed files, but the lists are not exactly the same.
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I'm trying to synchronize the data I find inside the Asustor NAS with Dropbox.
Buongiorno a tutti, sto cercando di sincronizzare i dati che trovo all'interno del nas asustor con dopbox una parte dei dati sono stati caricati ma molte cartelle sincronizzate in dropbox rimangono vuote. perchè qualcuno sa aiutarmi?
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Memory Usage - even when Dropbox is doing nothing
Hi, i have been using Dropbox for years and i am very satisfied. I was noticing that Dropbox uses a relative high amout of memory even when the application was doing nothing. My Dropbox-folder contains 667 files and 100 folders using 574MB. This article high-cpu-usage mentions reasons for high CPU/RAM usage, but 1/4 GB of…
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MacOS Finder windows reverting from Dropbox folders to root directory
I have an M1 Mini (OS 14.3) with two monitors, and since I'm always working on multiple projects, each with its own folder, I keep Finder windows open for each of them, some on different desktops, some with a dedicated desktop of their own. Recently, when the Mac's been sitting idle for any length of time (typically…
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Sync files from multiple internal hard drives
Hello All, I've been using Dropbox for some time but my knowledge of the app is very basic. Up to now I have been putting folders/files I want to sync into the "Dropbox" folder on my laptop. This hard drive is now at it's capacity (2TB) and I would like to start syncing folders from my other internal hard drive. Is there…
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sync issues - restart will solve but any other way?
I have issues with sync, but if I restart my macbook, all the files will be synced. How should I solve this problem without restarting my macbook many times a day?
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Updates I make to my Documents folder don't sync to Dropbox.
Trying to understand how Dropbox should work. I'm using Win10. I typically save all my documents in my c:\Users\xxxxx\Documents folder. When I attempt to sync my documents by using the web app "https://www.dropbox.com/home", and select "Upload or Drop" my Documents folder, I see in File Manager that Dropbox creates a copy…
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Dropbox menu bar icon keeps moving to the left after shutdown
The Dropbox icon on my Mac suddenly started moving from its original position in my menu bar all the way to the left (as I like to customize the order of the icons for efficiency... ) I move it back using the CMD key to re-order the menu bar icons, but every time I shut down or restart, it moves back to the end of the line…
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I updated the Dropbox app on my Mac and now it's trying to re-download all of my online files
Hey, so I recently updated dropbox, and now it's seemingly trying to redownload all of my online only files. Obviously I don't have that much storage, and I don't even have the option to make them 'online only' anymore. Everything I've seen online says to go into preferences and use selective sync. I did, and that didn't…
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Desktop app on Mac crashes when trying to link a second account
Hi I was using Dropbox Beta with the new cloud storage location in Ventura. I had both personal and business account on the desktop app. Things were working mostly ok, but I was having some issues with syncing, so I thought I should try leaving the beta. that's when all the problems started. After I left the beta, I could…