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Can we disable the Dropbox menu bar icon on macOS?
Is there any way at all to just get rid of the menubar icon? I keep getting red notification dots about things I don't care about at all, despite all notifications being disabled. Today it just needed to advertise a feature to me. With a red badge that looks like an error. No. Do not do this. Older threads I've found…
How can I create local copies of my files on the Mac Dropbox app?
Device: Mac Studio Operating System/Browser (if using the web): Mac OS Tahoe Syncing Status Up to date Question or Issue I have been using Dropbox for years. I have selective sync and everything is online. I want to create a local copy. How do I do that? I donot want to go folder by folder and say keep a local copy. I want…
Sync Issues with integrated Dropbox app on Mac
Device (Mac mini m4 / iMac m1 etc.) Syncing Status Up to date Question or Issue Hi all, my team and I are using dropbox via the integrated app system in the Mac finder. We have been using this for years with little to no issues, until last week we started having an issue where team members would upload or edit files, and…
The Dropbox desktop app version 194.4.6267 does not run anymore on Mac OS Mojave
I've been using Dropbox on different MacOS machine for many years (iMac and MacBook Air). One iMac (Sequoia OS) and one MacBook Air(Mojave OS) both run fine with dropbox version 237.4.5655 perfectly (desktop application launch, syncing...). Another iMac (Mojave OS) has also been running fine for years with dropbox version…
I can't log into the correct account in the Dropbox desktop app on Mac OS
Application Affected Dropbox Device Macbook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.5 (24F74) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 237.4.5655 Question or Issue I have deleted and reinstalled the app so many times, and each time I reinstall it, it is logged into an old account I cannot log out of. The…
My Mac desktop app is waiting to be linked to a Dropbox account upon startup.
Application Affected Dropbox startup Device Mac Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS 26.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 238.3.5885 Question or Issue When I start my Mac Dropbox it needs 20 tries to connect to my account. waiting to be link to a dropbox account...ERROR... waiting to be link to a…
Tons of 'Selective sync conflict' folders created when migrating to a new Mac M4pro
Device Mac M4pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) MacOS 15.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 236.4.5918 Syncing Status Up to date There are hundreds of folders with "selective sync conflict" when migrating my dropbox to the new Macbook pro M4pro. Some of them are empty but some are not. I couldn't locate…
Opening files from Ebay shows generic thumbnails
I use to Dropbox to get photos from multiple iphones to a MacBook for Ebay listings. Always been easy until a few days ago when I try to open the files from Ebay. Just shows generic thumbnails with 0kb size on Ebay in Dropbox file, but they show up perfectly in Dropbox. If I right click them and make available offline,…
High CPU usage on MacOS Tahoe 26.1
Both processes constantly uses 50-60% cpu on background and its making my Macbook very slow. How can I fix it? MacOS Tahoe 26.1 Macbook Air M1 Dropbox App 238.3.5842
Can I use the desktop app on my Mac, Windows and Linux devices to sync my files?
Question or Issue I'm a personal user. My home office has macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu/Gnome systems. Can each of these have a Dropbox folder/directory that automatically syncs to the cloud, so changing the contents of the directory on one system will (soon) be reflected in the contents of the other two as well as in the…
How do I become eligible for Dropbox on File Provider for Mac OS?
Device MacBook Air M1, 2020 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Mac OS Tahoe 26.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 237.4.5355 Dropbox Plan Plus Question or Issue I haven't been able to see thumbnails on offline only files since the OS upgrade to Sequoia 4 years ago. It appears like the solution to this…
Is it possible to have the directory of files visible locally, without downloading them?
I have a new computer and want all my Dropbox files online only (10TB). Is there a way to have the directory of files visible locally without downloading all files? My old desktop was set up to show all the online-only files so if I needed them I could download easily. I could just sync everything and then manually set the…
Dropbox keeps on trying to upload 'dbx.external.drive' on MacOS 15.6
Hi. I've tried to clear out all of my backups from Dropbox. I was previously backing up two external drives, but I don't want to do that anymore. So I've deleted the drives from the Backup Manager page, no problem. But when I hit 'Sync' on my Dropbox app, it's creating a file under .dropbox/logs/1 that fills with small…
How can I make one folder always offline on Mac OS?
iMac M1 2021 Tahoe 26.2 236.4.5918 I have online-only set as my preference and selective sync has all folders checked. There is one folder of http links on my desktop that I would like to use without them having to download each time. I thought the way to go about this was to change my sync settings, but it seems like that…
My files aren't syncing across computers, after upgrading to macOS Sequioa.
Device Macbook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.6.1 Question or Issue This is happening on all my computers once updated to Sequoia and, apparently, Dropbox is well aware of the problem...when will there be a solution?!?
How do I stop sending screenshots to Dropbox and instead go to my Macbook Desktop
Device Macbook Air 13 inch M4 2025 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1 Dropbox Plan Dropbox Basic Question or Issue I have a new Macbook. I accidentally let Dropbox have my screenshots instead of going to my Macbook Desktop. I cannot get it to stop. I don't see any of the suggested options (back…
I'm trying to restore files, but it says I don't have enough space.
Hello - I had a hard drive that died. I downloaded "EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac" and was able to recover everything. However, when I hit "Recover," then pick DropBox for its destination, it says I don't have enough space, which is wrong. I have 2 TB of space, and I'm only using 8.1% of that space. I AM trying to…
My PDF additions in preview mode (via the macOS desktop app) don't appear on the web.
I am running MacOS Tahoe 26.1 on a MacBook Pro For work, I often use the preview function in finder to type directly onto a PDF. I thought this was going fine -- the edits are saved and viewable in finder, even for people on other devices -- until I looked at the PDFs I've been editing on the web version of Dropbox. This…
Help with selective sync and freeing up space on my Mac
I am on the free dropbox plan, using a Mac with the dropbox app. My hard drive is full and I have deleted almost everything but seeing that my dropbox folders are being copied to my hard drive in addition to being on the web. Selective sync should allow me to not have the folders downloaded on my hard drive but none of the…
My Drive tab is missing. Why?
Mac Tahoe What happened to the My Drive tab? LOL
No contextual menu after moving Dropbox to home directory
Macbook pro M1 macOS. 15.7.1 Sequoia Dropbox App Version (if using the app). 236.4.5918 Syncing Status. synced Question or Issue I had to move dropbox out of my ICloud account , into my home account in /Users/me. Now I have now contextual menu. I have been through uninstalling, re isntalling. I cannot enable classic…
I see a new empty Dropbox account after reinstalling macOS Sequioa.
Application Affected Dropbox .) Device iMac Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (sequoia) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Hi. I had to re-install sequoia and consequently everything else. The dropbox desktop installation invents some strange apple related account which is empty - and I can't connect it to my…
Some new folders/files on desktop version of Dropbox aren’t showing in Dropbox.com
Device Apple M2 Max Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.6.1, Safari 18.6 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Can't find App Version - using file provider Syncing Status Up to date Question or Issue Some new folders/files on desktop version of Dropbox aren’t showing in Dropbox.com. In other words when…
MacOS preview freezes when looking at a Dropbox file
Application Affected Initially DropBox but the freeze extends to any app wanting internet Device MacBook Pro M4MAX 36GB Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS 26.1 (Tahoe) Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 236.4.5918 Question or Issue All of my files are in DropBox in the cloud/online. Previously…
The dropdown context menu (right-click on Mac) isn't showing
Dropbox's added dropdown menu options (like “Copy Dropbox link…” and “make online only” etc.) that show via right-click on Mac Finder window are suddenly absent. May this have anything to do with recently having unlinked and re-linked my Dropbox? I did a re-link two weeks ago per a DropBox Tech's suggestion,…
My storage is full. How can I remove my Backup?
Dropbox informs me, that my free account is full. I had previously made a complete back up of my Mac on Dropbox. However, I can't find the back up on Dropbox in order to delete it. I have the app on my Mac. I'm not interested in upgrading. Help anyone?
How I made multiple Dropbox clients work side by side on macOS
I often need to use more than one Dropbox account - one for work, one for personal projects - but the macOS app only allows one personal and one business account at a time. That's fine for some workflows, but not when you want several fully independent sync folders. I built Parall, a macOS utility that lets any app run as…
How can I select a folder on a hard-drive to sync to Dropbox, then share with others?
Device M2 Macbook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS 15.6.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 235.4.5905 Question or Issue I've got a folder of files that I store on an external hard drive that I'd like to have constantly syncing to dropbox so that I can easily share them while on the go etc with…
Files fail to appear immediately after saving to my computer (Mac OS 15.6.1)
Device M1 MacBook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Sequoia 15.6.1 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 235.4.5905 Dropbox Plan Dropbox Advanced Question or Issue As far as I'm aware, it used to be that I would save a file to my Dropbox folder (on my Mac) & it would appear there immediately & then go on to…

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