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Drop box no longer option for attachments on my iPad using Apple mail
I am using an iPad and running iOS 12.4.3 and Dropbox version 166.2.8. I saw the Dropbox icon fade to black and do its update/cleaning but after this I am no longer able to find access to Dropbox files to use for attachments in mail. I have checked the file app and Dropbox does not appear as an option. Thanks for your help
Accidentally removed my access to a folder I owned and now it's deleted! Can it be restored?
I was in the process of transferring ownership of several folders to another person and then removing my access. On one folder, I accidentally removed my access before transferring ownership and now it's deleted! Several people shared this critical folder! Is there any way I can restore it? Oh, it will not be pretty if I…
My Dropbox seems to be very slow. What can I do?
Recently, it has become very difficult to navigate and update downloaded files on my mac. It has come to a point where every action, every click I make takes an extra second or two to occur. I have become very frustrated and it makes dropbox increasingly more impossible to use. To be clear, I dont access my files through…
Creating shortcuts within a Dropbox folder without .ink files
Dear Community, I am working with several other people in a share Dropbox folder, which contains several subfolders. Now I wanted to create a shortcut from one subfolder to another subfolder within this Dropbox (everybody has access to every folder) to save space - is this possible without .ink-files appearing in the…
Does dropbox notify the file or folder owner who downloads or acceses the files and folder?
Dear community, I've just clicked on a 3-year-old download link which once gave me access to a folder full of shared pictures. When I clicked on it, it said that the link was expired. Nevertheless, I'd like to know whether or not the folder-owner, which is not me, will be notified that I tried to access the shared picture…
Can you collaborate on the same document with other users?
Does anyone know if Dropbox allows Collaborative document sharing? Can one place a password on a particular folder when the folder is shared with others?
Downloading shared folder not in zip format
Can a folder of files be shared and not download as a zip file, but just as a folder, as it was uploaded to Dropbox as? Seems Drop box creates a share link for a folder and compresses it to zip so when sharing the link, the person downloading it gets a zip file that needs to be extracted. Thanks for any answers on this…
Upload and edit markdown file to Dropbox Paper
I have a local markdown file (file.md), but I'd like to upload this and share in a Dropbox folder, and be able to edit the file in my browser using Dropbox paper--is this possible? Thank you! - Martin
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,
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…
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?

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