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Don't see the settings option in the Dropbox app on Android tablet
I no longer have the three horizontal lines next to "Personal" in Files (so no access to settings) and the left region, where I used to be able to switch between linked accounts, is completely blank. I have unlinked and linked, uninstalled and re-installed, and rebooting time and time again. Any suggestions? I have…
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Scan file lost completely?
Hi On the Android app (version 266.2.2) I scanned a document but I received an error message while trying to upload it, both on data and on wi-fi. I assumed that I would be able to access the saved file on my device (in JPG format) after I closed the error screen, however the file doesn't seem to exist. Is there some kind…
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Repeat Function for Audio Player in Mobile App
How is this not a thing? I am a musician and I store my audio files in Dropbox. I make them available offline and listen to them OVER AND OVER AND OVER again to memorize. A repeat button would be so simple and add so much value. Can you please add this? Crazy to me that it's 2023 and it doesn't exist yet in your app.
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Phone / tablet backups to Dropbox.
Similar to pc back ups. Hope mobile phones and tablets can be also backed up to the dropbox account.
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Unable to edit documents via Office apps on iPad
Previously I could edit documents saved in Dropbox using the various Microsoft Office apps on my iPad. This week I am now unable to edit or save documents unless I have a Microsoft 365 Subscription. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you rectify it? Thanks
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Posting photos on message boards has changed
Last night I could no longer post photos from Dropbox on message boards on an Android mobile device using the "Attach files" function. Now I can only do it through the "Insert image" function in the tool bars. Don't recall being notified that was changing. I use Chrome as my broswer on my Android phone and desktop pc. ETA:…
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How can I export images from Dropbox to Facebook?
I sell LuLaRoe and all of my inventory photos are on Dropbox. If I want to post a photo from Dropbox, is there a way to do that without first going into Dropbox on my phone and saving it into my Camera Roll? For instance - when I click to add a photo - my option is Camera Roll - is there a way to have Dropbox as an option…
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Upload non-pictures with Android app
When I tap the UPLOAD button on my DropBox app on Samsung Galaxy phone I get SELECT PICTURES TO UPLOAD. I don't want to upload pictures. I need to upload documents (.txt, .pdf, etc.) (I can't believe nobody at Dropbox has thought of this! I mean, really?!)
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Why can't I open a pdf in Books?
I use an iPad Air and a windows laptop. I have resorted to emailing my pdf to myself and opening it in books as normal . This is not how I usually do it but it works . It would be great if the development team could address this problem and maybe even talk to the Apple people who could probably help them sort it , since…
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перерегистрация dropbox на новом смартфоне (re-registering dropbox on a new smartphone)
здравствуйте, уважаемые... нужна помощь... при установке его приложений dropbox на angroid (смартфон Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) и настройка моей учётной регистрационной записи в приложении гугл виснет в диалоге "Разрешить использование приложений Dropbox?" При любом анализе (разрешить/отклонить) экран смартфона начинает…
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Why doesn't Dropbox have "Free up space" on Android app like Ondrive has
Why doesn't Dropbox have this function "free up space on device" like Ondrive and Google drive. Dropbox has always been best in sheering files across computers and have backup ready without trouble of conflicts. But on the phone app it is a bit confusing, your app backup your photos and then you have to delete then by your…
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mobile upload on iPhone not working since a few days
since a few days the upload on my iPhone 14 Pro Max is not working good, but it only makes problems when i am in "mobile upload" mode. all is good on every WLAN, but when i switch my location out of a WLAN to mobile, it makes trouble: the upload count shows "2" photos when there is actually only ONE new picture to upload,…
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Slow motion videos with over the air file sync - iOS.
I sync all my photos using the Dropbox app on my iPhone - it works great. But all the slow motion video files lose the ability to change the slow motion settings in quicktime. When I transfer on my mac using Image Capture, it keeps all the settings so I can change in the future. Is there a setting to make sure the file is…
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Dropbox Website on Mobile Browser
Hi everyone! Does anyone in this community use the Dropbox website on their mobile browser? If so, we're interested in understanding how folks leverage the website on their phones: * Why do you use the Dropbox website on your mobile browser? What are the scenarios that bring you to the website on your phone? * How do you…
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Video playing is laggy on the mobile app
So I have the dropbox app on my iphone (IOS 16) and been trying to watch an uploaded video to my account but its almost like it skipping 1 frame and the sound is laggy when I played the video on the website still the same issue persist. Only when I changed to my laptop the issue stopped
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Recovering photos from a lost phone
Hi, I'm in desperate need of help. My phone was stolen, so I've lost all of my info and photos. Is it possible to download/sync photos off that phone using Dropbox on another device? The stolen phone is still a connected device, so is there any way to access those photos and get them into Dropbox remotely? Thanks!
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Download iMac photo albums to iPhone
Downloading photos from Dropbox to iPhone Photos app was asked in 2017. What is the up-to-date answer to this question?
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Android app flickers and doesn't load after signing in
Problem with the app on phone: When you launch the app, the background flickers and nothing is pressed. Video: [Removed as per Community Guidelines] I reinstalled the application: everything is fine during the authorization period, but after entering the login and password, it stops working. Everything works fine on the…
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How to manually upload content saved on my phone, from third-party apps using the mobile app?
I used to have an iPhone, and it seems that the iPhone puts all pictures regardless of their source into the same folder, and the dropbox app automatically backs that up to the Camera Uploads. Now I have an android phone, and it puts pictures saved from various apps into different places, and then the dropbox app…
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Can you allow for more app choices for the "Open With" in your iPadOS?
Can you allow for more app choices for the "Open With" in your iPadOS. Right now Adobe Acrobat Reader is the only option for pdf and it is unsuitable for my needs. (And it is hard to open DB files within other iPad apps because these apps have no search access to DB.)
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Camera Uploads Keeps Crashing - Dropbox for iOS
Hi there. I have had camera uploads for years and years. The dropbox app keeps crashing now - and I think it is because of too many photos. I saw this post (https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Create-upload-and-share/Force-phone-to-re-upload-all-photos/td-p/635871) but I cannot get my computer to authorize my computer for this…
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Sorting in the 'Photos' page
I have noticed that the 'Photos' view function in the Dropbox browser and IOS app automatically sorts by using metadata. I suspect it uses "creation date" to group the photos into months or years for viewing. I have a lot of old photos, where metadata is not available or just wrong. However, the filenames are correct. The…
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Aliases on Mac
Dropbox 178.4.4811, MacOS Ventura I upgraded Dropbox to use File Provider, so the Dropbox folder now lives in ~/Library/CloudServices. Aliases no longer work. 1. If I create an alias to a folder (actually, to a package) in Dropbox by right-clicking and selecting "Make alias", the alias appears with the correct icon, but…
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iPhone photo uploads are corrupted
iPhone X, iOS 16.1 Manual upload of photos and videos with .jpg / .mov conversion enabled in Dropbox. Of 2,700 photos & videos uploaded, about 450 are accessible. The files that are accessible follow the expected naming convention of "Photo <mmm> <dd> <yyyy>, <hh> <mm> <ss> [AM/PM].jpg" based on when the photo was taken.…
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Can't see my photos when logging in my iPhone
Hello I have a major concern. I switched over to my iPhone and logged into my Dropbox. Ever since i logged in on my iPhone there are no photos that I had from the last ten years under my account. I am devastated because all of my child’s baby photos were on there. Please help 😣
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If I delete photos on my phone gallery, will they remain on Dropbox?
Trying to start fresh after factory reset I don't want old photos on device phone gallery app I rather have old photos that are backed up on Dropbox cloud storage and keep phone gallery free for new photos not photos that are backed up on device Do not want to share phone storage for old photos and videos I would like to…
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Android 12 video upload from phone hangs or takes forever.
Android 12 Motorola G41 video doesn't upload by default. Can't find any settings for Dropbox video uploads. Phone video 90MB size. Dropbox 9GB total, 50% used. Battery 90% full. All photos upload only after I open Dropbox on phone but never automatically (no settings found to control this). Video uploads only occasionally.…
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Android - can't move rename files - Dropbox freezes
Hi. Just today, from within the Dropbox app, I'm browsing files, and tried to rename a Microsoft docx file. Just to clarify, I didn't open it, I just selected the rename option from the menu next to the filename. So I entered a new name, click save. And I get a spinning graphic "renaming" and it stays there for minutes,…
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live photo upload from ios, download speed, slideshow desktop option
Dear Dropbox, I've emailed some ideas, beginning with my most important feature idea to my least. Hello, I feel it an important feature to begin supporting "live" photo uploads from phone. I understand that once I upload a photo from my iphone to Dropbox, the "live" photo does not save as "live", but instead as a still…
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I changed phone, logged back in and have lost my photos.
Hi I have changed phone recently and when i have logged back onto dropbox the old photos that were there have gone it says i have no photos? Any help appreciated thanks