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Will someone receive a notification when I add new files to the shared folder?
I created a folder, added some files and shared it with a friend. He received notification and viewed the files. I have now deleted those files from the folder and added some new ones. Will this automatically notify him of the change or must I do something?
Can't "Send via Transfer"
Help! I previously sent files by selecting the "Send via transfer" tool when I right click a file. Then followed the steps and copied the link into an email. Now the "Send via transfer" option is missing altogether! How do I re-enable this ASAP? The files are to large to send any other way.
Request Access to a shared folder. I'm confused.
In my Notification Area, I can see that someone has requested access to a particular shared folder. After I have approved them by clicking on the blue APPROVE button (in the notifications tab), it then brings me to the actual folder that I am sharing. I get a pop-up window with their address (pre-written) and I have an…
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?
How to stop sharing content someone else shared with me
I am finding it extremely difficult to remove files and folders other people have shared with me from my Dropbox. For example, I have agreed to share a folder created by someone else. Several people have access to this folder. One of them has placed a folder there containing huge files that I do not need. I would like to…
Why does the Uppercase Letters of my file name change to lower case
I know this has been posted before and appaerently closed without resolution but here it is again. I have users that use Dropbox via the dropbox app on a server that we are using as a file share. And it seemd that onlt two of the users have the problem. We have long filenames but still with int the 260 charactor limit…
Shared Folder Not Keeping Syncing
I have an issue with dropbox shared folders not syncing correctly. A friend has shared a folder with me to which I am an editor. Up till recently this has worked perfectly. Recently I have realised that I have added new files to the shared folder and they are not showing on my friends computer and visa versa. They have…
Shared folders, why do I have to pay for someone elses files?
Someone sent me files on dropbox, to access I had to sign up for an account, fine. But now dropbox says my account is full and I need to pay to upgrade. I have never uplaoded a file to dropbox, so my account is not full. I can only assume dopbox wants me to pay for the files on somone elses account. If this is the case…
Reactivate an old dropbox link (from 2015)
Hi, A dropbox link was sent to me in 2015 by a supplier and at the time I never created or saved the photos from it. I know want to go back and look at the link. How can one go around reactivating the old link / or get access to the photos without contacting the supplier ( we have since lost contact and the supplier has…
Does Dropbox Run Powershell Commands?
Hello, our endpoint software picked up dropbox running this command - C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell "Get-AppxPackage C27EB4BA.DropboxOEM | Remove-AppxPackage" I saw the exact command in another forum and the user said that Dropbox uses it for updates. Can anyone confirm this? Is there somewhere…
End of Audio Previews Cut Off
Hello! I have a very regular issue where the dropbox web player is cutting off the very last seconds of audio files. This issue is NOT pertaining to the playback limits enforced by Dropbox plans. It's just the last few seconds of every audio file I upload, the player cuts off the end. These are all CBR MP3 files. Haven't…
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,
Sharing links and setting permissions
Shared links allow you to easily share your files with others. Choose who can view those files, for how long, and even manage access with link passwords. You can read more about sharing links and setting permissions here
Update a shared DropBox file without losing its DropBox shared link
I run a website for an organization, leveraging DropBox (Windows 10) for a monthly news video source. There is a media team that updates the one video file (news.mp4) monthly, that has a shared link reference with its code embedded into a html-video tag on a website. I have only found one way to maintain an existing link,…
I can't download files from my Dropbox account online.
I'm trying to download folders from Dropbox to my laptop. Some have worked but 2 folder won't download. Any reason why this is happening? Many thanks
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…
Shared dropbox links to open directly in Microsoft Office
1) Is it possible to send a link to a shared dropbox file but have it directly open in Windows? E.g. click on dropbox link to user/dropbox/word.docx and it opens up in Microsoft Word directly? 2) Or have it open the folder in Windows (which can be easily opened directly in Word) as opposed to the web version of dropbox. It…
Sharing is caring (and easy)
With shared folders, you can share multiple files at once. You can also choose to let recipients edit the files in that folder. Want to learn more about shared files and folders? Click here!
if someone shares a folder with you and you save it to your Dropbox, can they delete that folder fro
Hi, Someone shared a Dropbox folder with me, and I saved it to my Dropbox. However, now, when I want to go to the files in it, it's nowhere to be found in my Dropbox. I have a piece of software, where I can link to files I have, so I can see the exact path of where I saved these, and it's file://users/[myname]/Dropbox/etc.…
I can't see the option to "Copy link" from my desktop app
I have in the past been able to right click a file or folder and get the option to "Copy Dropbox Link". As of about a week ago, that option stopped showing up. How do I get it back?
How to move emails from gmail to dropbox?
Is there anyway to save emails from Gmail to Dropbox like if it was the feature of uploading pictures from either the apps or the desktops?
What to replace Dropbox Public folder with?
The Public folder was the only feature of Dropbox I use. Now that is gone what are people replacing it with? Any suggestions? I've canceled my Dropbox account, but am not sure how I'm going to replace that functionality with another service.
Where can I see who invited somebody to my shared folder?
I own a folder that I shared with multiple people. All of them have edit permissions, and the "manage access" permission is set for all people with edit permissions, so they can invite new collaborators to the folder. This means people might be added to the shared folder that I did not invite explicitly myself. If that…
How to open dropbox link from slack to finder?
Our teams use Dropbox and Slack and we daily share internal dropbox project links from our dropbox to Slack. The question everyone has, how can you easily open a dropbox link from slack to reveal it in finder?
Dropbox says another user is viewing/editing a file, but he is not.
When I open some of my company's Excel files, Dropbox's badge indicates my coworker is viewing and/or has unsaved changes. But looking at his PC, he doesn't have Excel open and the Excel lock files are not in the directory with the original files. Any suggestions?
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?
My folder in the team account shows "only you", can I share this folder?
I have a business account that is shared with my team. Every folder shows members being "XZY firm" - our company. However, my folder shows "only you." There's no option that I can see to share this folder or make it visible to others. Can you help me fix this?
Files from others shared with me uses MY space allocation -- WHY??
I am new to this, using the free version for now. One thing I don't understand is why files that do not belong to me that are shared with me take up space on my space allocation. They are not my files, so why do they take up space for me (and whoever else shared with)? That seems like charging multiple times for the same…
There’s no option to attach a Dropbox file on iPhone X
I recently got the iPhone X and cannot attach dropbox files in the Gmail app. Please help 😞
Create a new Google Colab notebook in the Dropbox folder
Hi people! It is great that now we can create a new Google Doc/Sheet/Slides directly in dropbox. It would be fantastic if we could also create a new Colab notebook. Any plan in that direction? all the best, leonardo

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