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My saved (InDesign) file is not synced after saving it on my Mac
Hello, Yesterday I worked on some files (InDesign) on my Mac Studio at home. Today I am working at a client on my laptop, but on the way in the train I wanted to make some changes to my InDesign-file. It turns out that the file has not been synced on Dropbox. I 100% saved it because before I left I saved an closed the file…
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"Something went wrong" error when accessing my app on my MacBook.
Hi! I tried to get into my account with my Macbook air and saw an error message, some kind of pink dart and board saying : "Something went wrong. Don`t worry, your files are still safe and the Dropbox team has been notified. Check out our Status Page to see if there is a known incident, our Help center and forums for help,…
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I need to migrate to Dropbox for macOS on File Provider, but I'm ineligible on macOS 14.7.
I'm currently trying to use Carbon Copy Cloner to be able to auto backup my Dropbox files to my NAS whether they're locally stored or online-only (it has a handy feature where it can temporarily download cloud files to backup and then make them online-only again.) However, this feature requires MacOS File Provider…
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Dropbox is stuck at indexing ever since I installed the app on my new MacBook Pro.
I got a new MacBook Pro and installed Dropbox. It worked for a while but suddenly stopped working without me realizing. It seems to be stuck at "Indexing...". Now I have many files locally on the computer in my Dropbox folder that are not synced. I also tried to make a backup copy of the Dropbox folder's content but I get…
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Dropbox files not showing on Macbook Air but are visible on Android phone
Can anyone tell me what's going on? Is it a sync setting problem? I only have free level for Dropbox.
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Notifications for updates on folders do not appear on my MacBook
Hi, I know that a lot of people are annoyed by constant barrage of notification banners, but i face the reverse problem. I don't see dropbox notifications on my mac (its been so for a couple of years now, but i need this fixed now). I work on a lot of collaborative projects, so tese alerts are one way to nudge me to the…
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Why were some of my folders moved into the Dropbox folder, leaving behind aliases, on Mac OS Sonoma?
Last night I experienced a weird and unsettling problem. All of a sudden, without any discernible reason, I lost permissions to access both my Desktop and Documents folders in MacOS Sonoma 14.6. Running Disk Utility and CleanMyMac to try to fix the problem did not work. I wound up calling Apple Support and got the problem…
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Started today on MacOS Sequoia - Dropbox is constantly "connecting components".
Dropbox constatly "connecting components" on MacOS Sequoa M1 Restarted, updated, applied firewall fix from existing thread - nothing helped so far
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How do I permanently stop a huge sync, and remove all the added files?
I accidentally started an enormous sync to my iMac (10k + files urk) that I can't seem to stop. My only option appears to be to pause it. I don't want all this data to be sync'ed to my computer at all so how do I make this thing stop permanently? It's gobbling up bandwidth and my data and after a day of syncing, has still…
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Why is my local DropBox folder not readable with java?
I am trying to read files in DropBox folders on my Mac with java. The following code: String dir = "/Users/brucewilcox/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox/Apps/Form8949DotCom/taxdochub-forms-pdf/XXXX"; File directory = new File( dir ); boolean canRead = directory.canRead( ); String message = String.format( "canRead is: %s",…
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The Dropbox app is no longer connecting on MacOS 15, unless I disable my firewall.
The local Dropbox app (209.3.3602) on my iMac is no longer connecting after I upgraded to MacOS Sequioa 15.0 (24A335). I can only get it to work again after disabling the Firewall (Settings, Network, Firewall). From other sources (ZDNet) I have understood that the upgraded Firewall now also blocks DNS lookup replies…
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I don't see the remaining upload time on macOS Sequoia.
I am a paid user. Using the latest version of dropbox on Mac OS Sequoia. I don't see "time remaining" anywhere ? It's really important when I am uploading big files or folders. Is this an issue only affecting me or have you removed this feature again ?
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I'm still not eligible for File Provider on my Mac OS 15, why?
Hi. I'm still not eligible for File Provider. (Hoping to upgrade so I can access to the Office automatic save features.). Please help. Some stats: OSX 15 Dropbox Version 208.4.5824 Dropbox Located in -> MacHD -> UserName -> Dropbox. (Main HD) Dropbox Advanced account. Thanks!!!
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Uploads on macOS Ventura are suddenly too slow
I'm running the latest version of macOS Ventura (13.7) on a 2017 iMac. Everything was perfect until recently, when the Dropbox upload got too slow. I have done all the necessary checks, including disabling my VPN, but I have not seen any improvement. Could anybody help?
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Can't sign into Dropbox desktop app on Mac OS Sequoia
Hi - since upgrading to macOS Sequoia (version 15.0) I can no-longer use Dropbox on my Mac. It works on my other devices and I can also login to the website. I signed out then signed into Dropbox on the Mac but this is as far as it gets: Advice gratefully received.
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Cant you get the Dropbox shared link from the Mac OS path name?
Is it possible to get the Dropbox link from the file Pathnamein the clipboard on MacOS? 1. Select the file in the dropbox folder 2. Copy as Pathname => Get the dropbox sharable link
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MacOS Sonoma: Can't see the Dropbox menu bar to open the GUI
I have no Dropbox menu icon (running macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 on an Apple M1 Pro). Dropbox is syncing. So following the advice here https://help.dropbox.com/installs/system-tray-menu-bar (Note: after reinstall I was not prompted to login to my account) I've killed Dropbox to be able to reinstall it - still no menu icon.…
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Sync issues with Dropbox app since upgrading to Mac OS Sequoia
I am unable to synch files from my mac to the cloud or other devices since upgrading to mac os sequioa. I have been using dropbox with mac for more than 5 years without a hitch. Any suggestions?
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How do I sync all files to be local files, not online. And keep them local on an ongoing basis?
I have just bought a new laptop. It's a MacBook Air, running Sequoia 15.0. I have not updated dropbox to the new app type, so my library is not in the new place and I'm not using the new app that seems to be causing issues. On my old computer, dropbox would sync all files to my local drive so everything would be available…
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'File Provider update' has caused so many issues.
I've used Dropbox for about a decade. I'm a full time photographer, my work routine will be to switch between working from my Mac Mini and my MacBook many times a day. For years, I just wait for the "✔️ Your files are up to date" before continuing work after switching computers. I clicked "Update now" after seeing,…
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My Dropbox folder for my workplace is missing on Mac OS
I've recently gotten a new laptop and have reinstalled Dropbox on it. My workplace has a "<Workplace> Dropbox" folder with all our relevant shared admin files and folders. These folders were visible to me yesterday, however, when I clicked on the folder today I got a random warning message. I think it was something like…
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I can't set new files to be available offline by default in my macOS Sonoma preferences.
This seems to have come up earlier, but there seems to be no solution. In macOS Sonoma, running the latest Dropbox, the Preferences app will not let me select "Available offline" for new files. This is absolutely essential for me, and I have more than enough disk space for it. What can be done to fix this? Any help…
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My files aren't syncing from my Mac to my iPhone, why?
My dropbox on iphone is not synching the latest file from my Mac. I deleted the dropbox app and reinstalled it and it did not fix the situation
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Dropbox Mac OS fails to Index and/or synchronize and Update to new folder structure
Dear Dropbox Support and Community, As a long-standing Dropbox customer with a 3TB Dropbox Pro subscription, I am very surprised. When I switched my entire work environment to Mac M1/M2 chipsets (over a year ago), I simply couldn't use Dropbox anymore because syncing kept taking days, etc. In the meantime, I used…
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Dropbox app not syncing Scrivener files between Mac and iOS
I am running the Scrivener app on my MacBook and my iPad, and I have Dropbox on both. When I make changes on Scrivener on the MacBook, I can no longer sync those changes on the Scrivener app on the iPad (although if I go to the Dropbox website, I can see those changes there), and vice versa (if I make changes on the iPad,…