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Data marked as available offline is being switched to online-only mode; the download will take hours
A coding project that I had set to ‘available offline’ was switched to ‘online only’ overnight, even though the offline icon is still green. I can’t work on my project until it has been downloaded again. It’s already taken two hours to download the folder (approx. 1.2 GB).
How to keep an offline backup of my files?
I’m trying to work out how to use Dropbox in my use case and one of the things I’ve picked up from other posts is the number of people who get told in quite direct terms that they should have an offline copy of their Dropbox files. My question is - how does that work in a scenario where the laptop only has say 50gb spare…
No sync icons and right-click menu items on Mac
Dropbox was working fine on my laptop until recently. I don't remember any manual update of any program or OS recently. I'm on MAC Venture 13.4.1 + Dropbox v213.4.4597 The sync icons and the menu options when you right click on a file or folder in Dropbox are not showing. I have tried all options that I could find online:…
Dropbox app wants to create new Dropbox folder on desktop every time I sign in
I recently had to change my google password. When I signed back into dropbox, it prompted me to assign a new dropbox folder, and was unable to merge with my existing folder. It now wants to create a new folder location every time I log in. The folders don't sync, and don't seem to talk to one another. How do I restore the…
Having problems syncing with File Provider on Mac OS
Ok this thing just never seems to work anymore. I've updated to the new File Provider system, hoping to alleviate some of the pain of using Dropbox on MacOS (I use Ableton a lot and supposedly synced files often, although randomly, end up missing or displaying as 'zero bytes'). Now I've updated to the new File Provide…
PDF Files Turned into .INC files and are now inaccessible
All of the PDF files that I have saved have turned into .INC files. Opening them seems to indicate that they are encrypted now as they are just gibberish text files. My Norton Small Business Security is telling me that "We prevented your connection to previews.dropbox.com because is it a dangerous webpage. Threat category:…
Can't see the 'online-only' option to free up hard drive space on my Mac Book
I'm trying to free up HD space on my MacBook, but the help instructions aren't helpful. In the Dropbox folder, right-clicking on any file or folder does NOT show the 'Make online-only' option. Clicking the Dropbox icon on the taskbar, then my initials in the bottom-left corner, does NOT show 'Manage hard drive space'. Can…
Boxifier/MyCloudHome upload fails when trying to sync files from my iPhone.
Hi Everyone, I'm wondering if others have encountered this scenario: I use WD MyCloudHome as my home server, with a drive mapped to my laptop where I have Boxifier and Dropbox installed. If I use my laptop to manually create a subdirectory under a folder that has been "Boxified", the new folder is synced with dropbox…
How do you organize large collections of gaming and media files efficiently?
Hi everyone I’ve been reorganizing a large number of gaming-related files, screenshots, setup notes, and performance-testing folders recently, and I was curious how others here manage everything efficiently with Dropbox. Do you prefer keeping everything in broad folders, or using more detailed category/subfolder structures…
I deleted 4 files in my Documents folder, now I can't open the Documents folder on my laptop
I have exceeded the limit of files permitted in my Dropbox account and must delete files by the end of the month. I started by deleting four documents in my Document folder on Dropbox. Now I can no longer open the Document folder on my laptop. When I try to open it, a message pops up on my laptop that reads "“Documents”…
Finder context menu missing for Dropbox files on macOS
Hi everyone — after migrating from an iMac to a Mac mini 2024 (M4, 32GB), Dropbox sync works but Finder integration is gone. I first saw this on macOS Sequoia 15.5 and I’ve since updated to macOS Tahoe 26.1 with no change. Online-only files in my Dropbox folder show as 0 KB and download/open fine on double-click, but there…
Issues with the Dropbox desktop app's upload progress bar on Mac
Your desktop client for macbook is confusing and poorly designed: - it only sometimes shows the amount of time left on an upload. - The upload progress bar rarely works, see attached, showing an indeterminate progress indicator i.e. "throbber". - In this example it says its syncing 4 files when I only put one in. - It…
Can I sync a folder to the cloud and not the rest of my devices?
Can I create a folder to dropbox desktop app that will sync to the cloud but not in other devices?
The Dropbox desktop app is not syncing on my macOS Tahoe 26.1 computer
I’m using a MacBook Pro M1 with macOS Tahoe 26.1. Since the update, Dropbox is not syncing. I’m unable to make files that are stored in the cloud available offline. Is there a solution to this?
No option to "make available offline" and also no cloud icons. Help?
Hi, after being on vacation for a few weeks, I went to work on a client file that I keep in the cloud until I need to work on it. When I went to select "make available offline", I don't see any of the previously available Dropbox file options. I keep most client files in the Dropbox cloud until I need to work, then put…
Why were conflicted copies of my folders created on some connected devices?
On my iPhone, in addition to my usual folders I created (let's call them name1, name2,..), I see a second copy of TWO of them, "name1(conflicted copy 2026-04-27" and "name2(conflicted copy 2026-04-27". Some but not all folders inside these appear in both, but some apparently have been moved to the "conflicted" version…
The desktop app is syncing forever
I am in this situation now. I have Dropbox business with 3 Tb and I have lots of files... It was fine until last week or so when I tried syncing and it syncs infinite. It starts at about 7K files and I let it run. I noticed that it will be at say 7232 files then it will jump to 7258 then start decreasing. It does this…
Dropbox only synced through 2023 on new laptop
I set up Dropbox on my new MacBook Pro laptop (running Tahoe 26.4.1) , and it's only showing files saved or edited through mid-2023, when there have been many, MANY changes since then. When I view my Dropbox folder online, it only shows the same files through mid-2023. However, my old laptop is still has all of my old…
Dropbox randomly removed locally synced files.
I have an active project folder, about 1TB, set to selectively sync and make all files available offline. The 4TB drive on which I'm working is dedicated to this project and has 3TB of additional free space. Despite all of this, once or twice a week, Dropbox will de-sync every single file and folder in the project, leaving…
We're getting a "Unable to remove download" error when selecting the online-only option.
Device (Macbook Pro M2) Operating System/Browser (if using the web) (macOS 26.3) Dropbox App Version/Browser Version (243.3.6933) Issue We are using Dropbox via File Provider on macOS 26. The message appears when a local file is made online-only. We see this with Pages, Numbers, and Microsoft Office files. Strangely, it…
If I delete my Dropbox account will my synced files be deleted off my computer as well?
I have a Dropbox Basic plan on my Mac. Most of the files on my Mac are synced with Dropbox. If I delete my Dropbox account, I understand that I will lose my files on Dropbox. Will Dropbox also delete the same synced files on my Mac?
Option to make files online-only is missing from Dropbox folder on Windows 11
Just updated my newish Windows 11 computer for the first time in months and new Dropbox files were added. Oddly, they're available offline even though I believe I set them to not download automatically but oh well. I assumed I could manually set them to online only. But I see no option for offline folders or files to be…
Migrate/Redeem Reward Points from the Advocates to the New Deeto Community Account/App
Hi, @Neal it's nice to meet you. I'm in the process of migrating from our previous Advocates to the new Deeto Account/App. Thanks for the new experience. I managed to log in to the Deeto Account and was in the process of updating my Profile details when I realized my previous Rewards (4785) on the Advocates portal hadn't…
Dropbox is stuck in an indexing loop on my macOS 26.4 (File Provider).
I'm using an external drive to store my Dropbox synced files and every time I restart Dropbox or restart my Macbook it forces Dropbox to index. hI haven't disconnected the external drive once, and I left it plugged in overnight with Dropbox open and when I logged into my Macbook today (from sleep) the Dropbox app was…
Not sure how to identify available offline or online-only files.
This discussion was created from comments split from: Can't understand the meaning of the Dropbox icon in the finder and it doesn't sync. .
How can a non-member upload files to my team folder (around 50 GB)?
Hello Team, I have hired an outsourced team to design few files and videos for me and I want to keep all of the files secured under my access in my Business Dropbox account Folder to which my freelancers can get the access to upload any amount of content but they should have not the access to remove the files, they can…
Identify conflicting files
Dropbox has created a copy of my main work folder and named it "… conflicted copy". No mention of what machine caused the conflict, and no indication of the conflicting file(s). The work folder is 4.67GB and 7,749 items. The copy is 971 kB and 1,303 items. On requesting help to identify the conflicting files, support told…
Unlink doesn't revoke XPC deadlock after repeated reconnects (macOS)
Summary "Unlink this Dropbox" / sign-out in the desktop client does not revoke the corresponding cloud-side device session. Each subsequent re-link creates a new entry in dropbox.com/account/security while previous ones remain. With N phantom sessions, the cloud fans out change notifications and content fetches N× to the…
Files are being removed from Dropbox when copying them to WhatsApp.
am experiencing an issue when copying files from my Dropbox folder to WhatsApp Desktop on my Mac. Normally, when I copy and paste a file, the original file should remain in the Dropbox folder. However, in my case, the file is being completely removed from Dropbox after I copy or drag it into WhatsApp. It behaves like a…

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