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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…
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Stable Build 198.4.7615
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements including the following: Features in this update: * Removed a cancel button from the error dialog to prevent accidental exit and maintain Dropbox sync. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer…
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All my files disappeared when I upgraded macOS
Help! All my files vanished from my desktop computer when I upgraded MacOS. Dropbox insisted on a reinstallation too, and the files vanished. I cam still (thank goodness) see them from my iPad, but I have no idea how to restore them to my desktop. Anyone have any ideas?
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File with a grey circle on my computer - how to get rid of it?
Hi! I never had any issues with Dropbox, all just went smooth. For a few weeks now I sometimes get a grey circle in front of a file that i want to put into the Dropbox. It's only when I move a file to Dropbox on my laptop. No problems when I upload something from my iPad. Dropbox does not upload this file, I cannot work…
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I can't move my dropbox folder to external hard drive
Hi, I just bought a new computer and the hard drive is smaller than my dropbox and like to have my dropbox on my computer since it is faster to open and save files to it. I went back to best buy and asked them the best way to do this. On my other work computers I just went to sync and moved my dropbox from the C drive to…
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My Windows Dropbox app doesn't launch automatically upon startup
This is about the 4th time in about 2 months I've noticed that my Dropbox desktop app (Windows) has not opened or appeared at startup. Over 5 years using the desktop app on the same equipment and in the same manner, and no idea why this keeps happening all of a sudden. This time I cannot even figure out how to open the…
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Business Dropbox Folder appears in Personal Dropbox
Hello, I have a Business Dropbox account folder and a Personal Dropbox account folder both in my Microsoft File Explorer. Somehow, my Business folder has all of a sudden appeared as a folder 'inside' my Personal Dropbox. I'm not sure what happened. I want to remove that folder from my personal account, but am afraid if I…
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How can I make Dropbox sync with an external drive instead of my laptop hard drive?
I just went through the same issue as many others where files were downloading to my laptop even though I had "online only" selected. I just deleted the Dropbox app from my desktop and decided to start over. I newly downloaded and opened the desktop app, and used Selective Sync to only choose some folders to have…
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Dropbox won't save changes to an Excel file on one device
I have DROPBOX installed on 2 Windows PC's and 1 Android Tablet.. When I try to make a change to an file on the tablet, I get the message that changes cannot be made/saved to a file created by another user??? The same user (me) is on all 3 devices using same Name/PW.. The excel file that I am trying to change is…
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Personal Dropbox Refuses to stay signed in on my Mac, while signed into another Enterprise account
I recently got a new Macbook and have both an enterprise and personal account, which have always been accessible in my finder. For some reason, every time I try to log into my personal folder, it downloads and adds all of the contents of the personal account/folder immediately, and then pretty instantly becomes a…
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Beta Build 199.3.6174
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many improvements including the following: Fixed in this update: * Added the Dropbox logo to Windows context menus. Download Windows Standard Installer Offline Installer (32 Bit) Offline Installer (64 Bit) Offline Installer (ARM64) Mac OS X Standard…
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Dropbox is now too hard to use.
Congratulations Dropbox, You have lost sight of your core value added, and ruined your offering. You have layered so much unwanted additional functionality on top of simple file sharing, the the interface is now confusing and inaccessible. It's very difficult to do the simplest things like copying a link to a file in my…
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Cant move files to online-only, due to lack of disk space?
I may be out of my mind here. Dropbox updated and now all my files that were originally online-only, are taking up space on my drive. I cannot sync/upload them.. due to lack of space on my drive? Granted, now my drive is super full now.. But since when can I not upload something because of that? Isnt that the point? Im…
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Online-offline file status (no File Provider) causing trouble copying all contents out of Dropbox?
I am trying to simply make a copy of the complete contents of my Dropbox folder by option-dragging it to another location on my Mac (not using File Provider). However, I keep getting “operation not supported” messages, the number files remaining jumps all over the place from negative numbers, zero, etc, and the copy…
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Dropbox App not starting on Win 10 after v197.4.7629 win icons update - permissions error?
Hi, my Dropbox app stopped working today after booting my X1 (Win 10 with latest updates) and updating the Dropbox app manually because it asked to get updated to show me the new symbols in the Win 10 explorer. Did the same update a day ago on my PC with 0 issues. After the update I got an error message, that dropbox can't…
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Dropbox Showing Unplugged while my hard drive is still connected
Hi, my dropbox desktop app showing UNPLUGGED while its still connected. I'm using unlimited Auto backup plan but its not syncing anymore. I try to reinstall the dropbox app, connecting disconnecting the hard drive and also checked if window is updated but nothing work. When I click on the app, it shows that its upto date…
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Missing sync icons on Windows
Aafter years of using Dropbox, my Dropbox doesn't work on my Windows computer. There are no green or blue circles on any of my files. Only blank circles on my husband's which is supposed to sync with mine. I can access my files by logging into Dropbox.com only. I don't understand most of the articles and need someone to…
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Using existing dropbox folder
Hello, I have formatted my PC and reinstalled Dropbox app again, my original Dropbox folder was and still in a different drive which I would like to continue using and sync locally, however when I installed the new app it directs me to a new Dropbox folder which I want to change location to the existing one by…
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"Couldn't upload. Give Dropbox permission to access this file" syncing error on my device.
Dropbox has recently reported a 'sync issue' - "Couldn't upload. Give Dropbox permission to access this file". The file is 'Lenovo Migration Assistant.lnk' and it's been on my hard drive for months without generating an error, in a folder with other files that are being uploaded ok. The "How to fix" link doesn't list this…