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Import photos from Dropbox to Adobe Lightroom
I have been able to import photos to Lightroom on My IPad from folders on Dropbox. When trying that today it seems not to work. I can find the photos without any problem and select them for import, but then nothing happens. Sometimes if I just select one single photo it will be imported correctly, but most often even that…
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Cannot establish a secure connection
Your computer will compare your system date to the expiration date of our SSL certificate. If your system time is stuck in the past or so far in the future that it is outside of Dropbox's SSL certificate expiration date, a secure connection will not be established. This is easily corrected by changing your system time to…
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Dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb and Debian Buster
Yesterday I installed Debian Buster on a netbook that is not powerful enough for Windows 10. I tried to install Dropbox but I got an error about python3 and python3-gi not meeting the requirements. The picture shows the Dutch message, I don't know what the English version would be like. The installed python3 is version…
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Error "There was a problem completing this request" restoring deleted folder
I accidenly deleted a large folder - within the last day. I am trying to recover, but I keep on encountering an error "There was a problem completing this request." I have seen lots of discussions on the topic, but didn't see if there is a solution. This folder is quite large. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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"The file has been changed by another application."
Over the past couple of weeks, both of my Macs have been telling me that files cannot be autosaved because "The file has been changed by another application." * This occurs in multiple applications, including Keynote, Preview, Multimarkdown Composer, and more. * The error message says that it has failed when trying to…
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JPG Pictures not opening up in Windows Explorer 10
I can see my pictures (JPG) when logging into DROPBOX from Windows EDGE but I can not open them in WIndows 10 Explorer. They have a grey X next to them. A message displays "We can not open this file".
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I can't save files in my Dropbox folder
Since last week, while working on office, or autocad, or anything, i cant save files to dropbox folder. It gives a message that the file dont existe (if the file is new) or if it was existent it says that can´t acess the file. What is weard is that the name of the file in this message is different than the name itself.…
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Printing/Downloading a PDF from DropBox
I work in the IT department in a county office building. We have public users that incounter errors when trying to download/print PDFs from dropbox. The errors are different between Chrome and IE. In Chrome the PDFs will open blank or will print blank. If opened in IE when you click print it begins a download and then gets…
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unable to delete locked folder
Hi i have a folder sent by a client a couple of years ago that i am unable to delete it is locked but when i get file info the lock icon i greyed out and i cant change any permissions and in the sharing or permission box is says fetching in terms of who owns it the file seems to be perpetually syncing any ideas?
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upload a file to dropbox via the Chrome browser
When I try to upload a file to dropbox via the Chrome browser, it gives an error 'Could not download file ***: Internet connection is lost', although the Internet is available.
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Moving one folder to another folder....all within Dropbox
This should be a no-brainer. But all the directions within Dropbox don't seem to work. I'm just trying to move a folder I already have in Dropbox to another folder that i have in Dropbox. Geeeez if i can figure it out! Thank you for anyone helping!
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The download of a large zip file through a web browser fails. Can you help?
I downgraded my account to free status but I have one large file remaining. Trying to dowonload it so I can delete it to free up space but keep getting a "zip download fail" message. Any ideas?
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I renamed a file and I can't open it now as I'm getting an error. Can you help?
I re-named a song file in my Android app and now that i have done that it will not open. Keep getting an error message. How do i keep the nae change and still listen to the song, ? I need have many versions and need them toe named differently for identification
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unable to compile tex files on dropbox
Hey, I have a question concerning tex files on Dropbox. Just recently I started facing an issue in my dropbox tex files while compiling them, I get the error: Could not start the command: pdflatex.exe -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode "main".tex while the same file is being normally compiled outside the dropbox. Any one…
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Windows File Explorer Dropbox Folder failing to open some files
Hi My employer uses dropbox as a shared drive, and has done so successfully for several years. However I've just started, and have run into an issue where many files are not openable via the windows file explorer folder. I work with primarily excel .xlsx files, however i have noticed this with .pdf files too. It also seems…
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Unable to monitor dropbox folder
I'm using Dropbox on an Arch Linux System. Everything worked fine for months now, until today. When running Dropbox from command line, it prints the error message: Unable to monitor entire Dropbox folder hierarchy. Please run "echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=100000 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf; sudo sysctl -p" and…
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link to a pdf file shows invalid format.
this link shows message " invalid format" on cell phone https://www.dropbox.com/s/5f44bkcdc5q97v7/pbrotationinfo.pdf?dl=0
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I’m getting a file format invalid message when trying to open numbers files in Dropbox.
I recently unselected a load of folders in error from syncing with Dropbox and now when I have reselected them I get a ‘file format invalid’ message in numbers. It was ok before so not sure why it won’t let me own them now??
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Why is a password needed to access a shared link?
I sent a link for my dropbox to someone and they require a password or code in order to print - 1. How would I know what the pass code is? 2. How can they print without the pass code? Thanks,
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Dropbox no longer uploading photos edited on iPhone?
Literally overnight, Dropbox has stopped uploading any photos that I’ve edited on my iPhone 8. The files just sit there forever stuck in waiting to upload mode. However, when I upload unedited photos, it works instantly. What’s happened? Any ideas? It’s always worked for me for years. What’s changed? Any help greatly…
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Downloading a very large 4K video file shared with me
Hi Dropbox forum! I have had a very large amount of 4K footage (over 100gb) shared with me from a pro user. I am trying to download this footage. I have tried using the browser to download each clip. One such clip is 80gb in size. But it gets about 75% thru and then I get 'failed - network disconnected'. Looking on the…
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Microsoft Office unspecified Error
I purchased a new computer and downloaded Dropbox. I can open JPG and PDF but can not open Microsoft office files like excel or word. I receive a unspecified error. If I go to smart lync and download the office file to local, I can open the files. however it will not pull the files and open them when online only is checked…
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"Export Failed" when trying to download file to iPhone
I just got a new iPhone that is only connected to my home wifi connection, and I've downloaded Dropbox and I'm trying to save a short video to my phone from my DropBox folder to share on Instagram, as I've done routinely in the past with my old iPhone. For some reason, it keeps saying "Export Failed" and was first saying…
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Client says Getting "Dropbox is Full"?
I have a 1-TB Dropbox account which is virtually empty. I created a new folder for a client to upload some files to me and I "shared" that link with him. He then started uploading files and he used up 5.75GB of my 1-TB limit and he says he is getting the message that his Dropbox is full? How can that be? I "think" he has…
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Script-thrown exception - Salesforce Documents
When the Documents Tab is clicked a "Script-thrown exception” error message is shown (screenshot below). This is only occuring for some users. [image removed]
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The folder ‘/FILES_FOR_NAME’ doesn’t exist.
I have been sent the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/home/FILES_FOR_NAME And when I click on it, my Dropbox opens and the following error pops up in red: The folder ‘/FILES_FOR_NAME’ doesn’t exist. (I have changed folder name to NAME for privacy) I cannot open or access folder. Does anyone know why?
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Cannot delete old shared folder. Need permission.
I deleted dropbox from my computer a while back. There were a couple folders that were shared to me and I can't delete them. It says I dont have permission.
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cannot copy files onto dropbox on my computer; need administrator privileges
I cannot copy files from my computer desktop to Dropbox; get message that administrator privileges are needed. However, I am administrator of my computer and my Dropbox. See attachment
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Photos failing to upload. Error:Dropbox doesn't have the permission to read the files
I am trying to clear some space on my phone so I have been uploading photos onto dropbox. I had no problems at first, but all of a sudden I can only upload 1 photo successfully, if I try to upload more than one it'll upload one and all the other photos will fail to upload. It says upload failed and dropbox doesn't have the…