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"This is an unlinked Dropbox" on my app's preferences on Mac Sonoma 14.5.
I cannot access files stored in the dropbox location untill I copy an individual file and paste it elsewhere, how do I fix this whenever I also try to connect it says Your device couldn't connect to server. There might be a problem with the server or network
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Dropbox disappears from my Mac on restart.
Hi - whenever I restart my Macbook Pro (after a software u/grade for example) the Dropbox app disappears and I have to do a full re-install of Dropbox otherwise nothing syncs. Any idea why, and can this be resolved? Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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The Dropbox app doesn't launch automatically upon startup on my Mac.
My dropbox will not load automatically on my mac when I start the computer. It used to, why did it stop and how do I set it up to do it automatically?
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I can't sync files after upgrading to Sequoia, why?
Ever since the Sequoia Upgrade my Dropbox has not been syncing across my 3 devices. I have followed all of the troubleshooting suggestions without any luck. I just uninstalled and reinstalled as my last resort and still nothing. Has anyone else been having this issue?
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Plugging in my phone to my computer uploads duplicate Camera Uploads files
Hello all, sorry if it exist already (did not find the response to this): I use my iPhone SE (2) app to automatically do the camera upload, which works fine to get the media on the dropbox. But, sometimes I plug in my phone (MacOS catalina, maybe also with Windows 10) to charge and dropbox copies all media again as…
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I uploaded a file via the desktop app on my new Mac and it's not syncing to other devices.
I have recently purchased a new mac and added my shared dropbox folder to it. I've added a file yesterday that is not showing up on my other devices.
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Syncing icons are missing on Sequoia OSX, why?
Hello, I have a problem with system icons on Finder. I can't see them. Any tips?
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Dropbox on Mac stuck syncing indefinitely for days.
The Dropbox icon in my menu bar has shown the syncing icon for days. I've tried restarting the app as well as restarting my computer. When Dropbox starts up, it says "Syncing 2 files..." for a little while and then changes to simply "Syncing...". This is the message at the bottom of the Dropbox dropdown. When I select…
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How do I do one-way sync that only copies to Dropbox?
How do I sync a folder from my Mac TO Dropbox, while PREVENTING Dropbox from updating that folder on my Mac? I use Dropbox to remote backup roughly 1.6 TB of data in the form of a virtual disk. (Functionally, the virtual disk is a folder containing a zillion data files.) I want my files to sync TO Dropbox when local files…
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Dropbox content isn't searchable in Spotlight when using Mac OS Monterey 12.0.1
Dropbox files/folders are not searchable in spotlight on new MacBook Pro with M1 chip - Monterey OS 12.0.1. Have re-indexed spotlight. Have uninstalled and reinstalled Dropbox and rebooted. Have made sure Dropbox has full access in Security and Privacy. Help please?
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No syncing icons and no content menu on the Dropbox desktop app on my Mac.
Dropbox was working fine until i updated to business account + personal I'm on MAC Sequoia 15.3.1 (24D70) + Dropbox v218.4.4348 The sync icons and the menu options when you right click on a file or folder in Dropbox are not showing. I have tried all options: * Disable all other "Added extensions" and "Finder extensions" in…
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Downgraded from File Provider and all files show 0 bytes
I was asked to upgrade to the File Provider version after rebooting, so I just followed the steps and clicked accordingly. I found that indexing took hours, but since I needed to work, I signed out and back in to downgrade from File Provider as mentioned in the FAQ. After downgrading, I found that all file paths existed,…
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Syncing icons are no longer visible in my Dropbox folder on macOS Sequoia
Hello, For some time now, the synchronization icons (the grey cloud, the green hook, etc.) are no longer visible on my Finder when I launch drop box. I'm on Mac Sequoia 15.3.1 and my dropbox version is 218.4.4348. I've tried several things but nothing works. My other users have the same problem. Has anyone managed to solve…
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Copy large dropbox to new drive on MacOS Sonoma
I have my dropbox on an SMR external drive on MacOS Sonoma. I want to move it to my new SSD drive. But the dropbox is very large so many of the folders are online only. Which means they show up as 0 bytes on MacOS because of the dropbox bug that has been there for years. There a millions of files, and about 3 TB of data.…
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InDesign is not synchronizing liked files automatically anymore on Mac OS
We are an agency and have a lot of Indesign-Files. The folders where the liked files are, are set on "only online" per default because they are huge. Until now, when opening the Indesign-File, Indesign automatically synchronised all the liked documents, so that they were available offline. (The status automatically changed…
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Dropbox options aren't available when right-clicking on Mac
I am running Sonoma 14.6. The Dropbox options that used to be available with a "right click" are no longer there. I have rebooted and done a "hard" restart. Still no Dropbox options. The Dropbox icon is up on by Toolbar.
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All local files have gone online-only after updating my Mac; I can't make them offline again.
Hey, I recently updated my Mac to Sequoia 15.3.1 (lates available to me), and now I notice that all the files in my dropbox drive are online only. Most used to be locally available. When I click on the the little cloud icon it transforms into a clock, but then nothing happens. There is no progress and they don't download.…
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Selective Sync ('Do not upload' option) disappeared from Finder on Mac 14.7.1
So I've been using this option a ton before, like, when you work with a super large files and you don't need to upload them all while working on them, so there was on option in context menu "dont sync to dropbox" in finder, now it dissapeared? Is this bug or permanent now? Im on MACOS 14.7.1 and Dropbox v214.4.5217
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Problem with Blender 3d and MacOS Beta
Hi I just updated to the MacOS Dropbox BETA on Monterey 12.6.3, and it all seem to be working perfectly, except for a problem with Blender 3D 3.4. Blender seems to use a non standard file manager, maybe part of its cross platform development base, I assume. When I try to access my newly moved dropbox files (ie everything)…
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Dropbox app not recognizing external SSD for backup on Mac computer
I am running MacBook pro m3 max with sequoia 15.3.1 and want to backup a Samsung T7 external SSD formatted APFS encrypted, has 1 file in it 50MB. Dropbox will not recognize the drive, I have tried reformatting, quitting dropbox and signing out of dropbox. Any help welcome as otherwise the backup feature is next to useless…
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Syncing icons are missing from Dropbox folder in macOS Sequoia
hey! I have a new iMac with sequoia installed. I have the dropbox desktop app but it won't allow me to see the syncing symbols or right click and download. I know there is a setting in the privacy/security tab and then to click something in extensions.. but sequoia does not have those settings. just wondering if anyone has…
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Dropbox has created a folder called 'Mac'. Is it safe to delete it?
On my iMac, Dropbox has created a folder called 'Mac'. This folder is not listed in the app. on the iMac, the folder always has the blue sync in progress icon. Is it ok to simply drag this 'Mac' folder to the trash and delete it?
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Resetting copy/move settings on MacOS
macOS. Long-time user. Installed Dropbox on a brand new computer. Let everything sync. I tried to move a folder from Dropbox onto local storage on my Mac. A dialog came up asking (paraphrasing) if I wanted to move the folder or copy it (meaning a copy of the folder would be left in Dropbox). I answered incorrectly. How can…
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Is there a way to get an accurate count of the number of individual files in my account?
It's alot but I don't know of an easy way to see this. I can see in my finder window how many folders are at any particular stage. Can anyone assist or show me where I can view that information?
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My macOS11.7.8 desktop app is stuck syncing 189k files.
Hi I have two computers. One with new OSX works fine. Laptop with OSX11.7.8 is snychronising some files, but mostly not, just stucked. If I change the folders to be synchronisied it won't change them. It just changes the number of files to be synchronized, but I doesn't synchronize them...IT GOT STUCKED! Number of Files…
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Can I send a link that'll open up to a local file instead of the website?
Hi all Is there a way to send a local link to a Dropbox file? My wife and I use the same Dropbox account to share files. If I want to call her attention to a file, I can send a regular Dropbox link, but it'll open up a browser and show her the file at dropbox.com, when I know full well the file is available to her on her…
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Scheduling a daily back up frequency of my internal and external drives.
I'm new to Dropbox and I'm experimenting with the free trial. I want to be able to use Dropbox for daily back ups of my internal and external drives. How do you select a back up frequency? I'm on an iMac, if that makes a difference. Thanks
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I'm unable to rename a file after copying it from another sub-folder on my Mac.
Having this issue over the past several months. Saw another thread where others were having the same issue, but that thread was locked. I copy a file from one subfolder in Dropbox to another subfolder on my Sonoma 14.5 Mac, (Dropbox v199.4.6287) and then I can't rename the file. This doesn't happen every time, but has…
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AirDrop files go to /private/tmp instead of ~/Downloads
Yesterday I downloaded and installed "Dropbox for macOS on File Provider," which appears to be v215.4.7202. It is running on a Mac mini M4 Pro with macOS Sequoia 15.2 (build 24C101). Now whenever I AirDrop a file from my iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 18.2.1, the file ends up in /private/tmp instead of ~/Downloads. I've…