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Couldn't start Dropbox permissions error
Hi, My dropbox app won't open at all anymore. I get a Couldn't Open Dropbox message saying it's usually a permissions error. I've been through my shared folders on the webpage and checked and removed them, I've followed a series of terminal scripts from the FAQ section but it did nothing. Help! 🙂 I'm on Mac OSX 10.13.6…
How can I completely remove all Dropbox related stuff from my PC and restart installing Dropbox?
I had some problems of a shared directory that was not syncing anymore. So I removed my dropbox from my PC and reinstalled dropbox. Still no sync. Then I removed the app from my PC and removed all the dropbox files. Reinstalled, but then no files came back. Oops. Then I removed also the files from the "AppData" directories…
Sync Issues with Latest Release (195.4.4995) On Apple Silicon
It looks like the Dropbox app updated itself on all three of my Macs yesterday (about midday GMT) to 195.4.4995. Since then, I've had issues syncing files created on my M3 MacBook Pro. Specifically, it seems that with files of a certain size (approx 1MB plus) and PDFs (of any size), the sync never completes. If I copy…
Red "notification" dot doesn't leave my desktop app on macOS
That darn red "notification" dot on the icon will NOT go away. I've read all my notifications, and it says (everywhere) that I have no unread notifications, and yet...that number "1" in a circle is STILL there. Help?
Windows Defender problem is preventing the Dropbox app from running
I have a problem with the app's Dropbox files on desktop (The iPhone and the website work fine). I received this message: Check your internet connection. microsoft defender smartscreen is not accessible and cannot help you decide if the Dropbox application is allowed to run so I canceled all the protections, i.e. - Enable…
Why is Dropbox indexing one particular file?
I have two computers connected to saw DB folders. One of them (on the left) continues to signal that it is Indexing a particular excel file when the cursor is hovering over it, in spite of the fact that has not been changed in days. The other computer (on the right) does not signal that it is indexing but simply reads "Up…
Turn off "Suggested because you work on this a lot"
Hi, I recently subscribed to Dropbox and I do like it overall but there is one thing that irks me. In the dropbox application it regularly pins folders that were "suggested because you work on this a lot." I tried google searching if there was any way to toggle this off but couldn't find anything. I personally don't like…
Reorganizing Files on Laptop - Dropbox Paper Files now Deleted
Hi - pretty urgent issue here so I'll try to be thorough: Today I spent some time reorganizing the files on my macbook, and as I planned to start using Dropbox for specific file/media types, I started by dragging all the contents of my synced "Dropbox" folder to my macbook's local desktop folder. This seemed to go as…
Cannot open certain files using the app, I get an error from Excel.
I am having an issue when opening documents vis the "app" or "local" vs. web-based. After downloading the app, all files are accessible, working properly and show on the web-based platform but....after putting computer to sleep or shutting down, the files on the "app" based folders will not display and shows the following:…
How to manage multiple Dropbox accounts on the same computer?
Good morning, I have two Dropbox accounts, but I only see one on my PC, how can I import the other one too? Or create a single one? I hope you can help me, thanks
Cannot open excel files on my Mac, files aren't corrupt.
I cannot open all of my excel files in my Dropbox. Everything was fine yesterday, and I still worked with all my files. But today it cannot. The files weren't corrupt, I tried to open in downloads folder and everything was fine. I have already reinstall the app, but still cannot be opened. Maybe someone can help me about…
Dropbox Backup automatically creates folders under folders under folders ad infinitum
On my Macbook I once asked Dropbox to do backup of my Documents folder. What it did was to create a folder called "My files in Dropbox" and put all of my files under this folder. But under My files in Dropbox, it also created a folder named "Files on my computer". And under Files on my computer are "My files in Dropbox"…
Move Dropbox from C:// drive to D:// drive.
In order o work more comfortably, I would like to release C:// drive from Dropbox sync and instead starting using drive D: //. Which the process path ? 1/ Unsync 2/ Uninstall DB 3/ Reinstall DB 4/ Resync Or there is another settings in the Dropbox tool I can modify to point into the D: // drive. Thx in advance. Gabriel
Dropbox driver not signed on windows 7
Hello, when I try to sign into Dropbox on windows 7 I get driver error can someone help me with this? thanks!
\\?\D:\Dropbox in the file path not allowing me to open my Word documents
Dear Sirs, Couple of weeks ago I started to have problems with openening of 50% of my word documents which are inside dropbox folder. Documents are simple not openening, because they have \\?\ symbos at the beginning of file directory In case I move these not opening files outside Dropbox folder they start to open…
Upload Speed Issue
For the last few hours my MacOS client has been having issues uploading: the upload speeds are ludicrously slow to non-existent, the timer swings wildly from a few seconds to hours trying to upload a basic 200mb video. I'm having no other connection issues, I'm on 1gbps up/down fiber and uploading the file to dropbox via a…
Dropbox folder on external drive
Hi, my disk on my computer is 500 gb, so I have an external ssd which is 2 tb. I would like to sync it with dropbox. Is it possible?
how to stop "Online Only" ?
I received a prompt to update to the mac os version of dropbox with the new file system API. When he finished, I lost all the settings and plug-in files of vscode. I found that all files were set to online only. I tried to turn off this function. , but not found, I want to store all files locally, but I can't do it now. I…
Stable Build 195.4.4995
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…
Stable Build 195.4.4995
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…
Stable Build 195.4.4995
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…
Beta Build 196.3.6775
Thanks for using Dropbox! The desktop client is regularly updated with many fixes including the following: Fixed in this update: * Fixed an issue where adding an empty folder locally resulted in the online-only icon (cloud) being displayed instead of the available icon (green checkmark) on Windows 10 and 11. * For the…
Can I remove files from my computer but not delete them?
How can I remove files/folders from my pc but leave them on the web to be accessable from my pc and othe devices? metric
Trouble opening files/folders after a Windows update. The device is slow.
after a win 11 update dropbox is painfully slow opening folders and files in file explorer. on my win 10 computer there are no issues
I can see my files when I visit my account online, but not when I open my Dropbox folder in Finder.
I have been using Dropbox for many years now. Recently, some files are now showing up on Mac's Finder (I am using a Macbook Air M2 with Sonoma 14.2.1). Latest Dropbox desktop app version. Files are displayed normally on Dropbox website and also on my iPhone. On Mac they do not show up, but if I do a search on Mac, they…
Opting out of cloud storage?
I've been a Dropbox user for about 10 years. Today, I was greeted with a demand from my Dropbox client to move all of my Dropbox synced folders from ~/Dropbox to ~/Library/CloudStorage. I've done a bit of research and I understand the reason for the change. However, I'm deeply troubled by the implication that on-demand…
Desktop app stuck on Indexing on Mac Sonoma 14.3
A search here shows this is a chronic, repeated problem for years, yet still no sold solution. Hoping you can provide me a fix that won't force me to remove everything and start over. MacOS: Sonoma 14.3 Dropbox Version: 195.3.4974 (Beta) Dropbox location: CloudStorage Dropbox files: 350,000+ SDD, more in cloud Dropbox…
Quicken Backups Delayed due to Dropbox app
In the last several months Ctrl-B to backup Quicken, reports errors because a "third party" = Dropbox??? has the active file locked. The backup actually happens, but the process generates errors. Then, the backed-up, active file sometime will not load. Note the active file is kept on the computer drive while the backup is…
I can't install the Dropbox 64bit version, the 32bit version shows up
Hi everyone 🙂 i keep installing Dropbox 64bit, but it keeps showing up as 32bit. Is there a reason for that thanks
Installing the Dropbox client on Ubuntu, via Vast.AI.
Hi ! I'm a CG filmmaker trying to use Vast.AI (Ubuntu on demand virtual machines, with very powerful GPUs) to render commercial & personal short film. (instead of overpriced render farm services.) It seems it can work like a charm, but I've been struggling for three days to install the Dropbox client/app. I managed via…

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