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How to update a .pdf file in my Public folder without changing the shared link URL...
Good Day - I have a .pdf file that I have shared with a number of people via a simple shared link in my Public Folder. I now want to make changes to the .pdf file and I do not want to lose the shared link (since it has been shared widely across several social media channels). I just want to be able to update the original…
No iPhone background photo upload
I am struggling to find up-to-date information on whether or not Dropbox will actually upload photos from the iPhone when the app is in the background. For me it does not. Old posts imply that Dropbox uses location services to allow the app to run in the background. However Dropbox does not appear in the location services…
How Do I Permanently Disable the External Drive Backup Feature as Default Behavior?
Dropbox just tried to UPLOAD over 400GB of data I had on an external USB drive I attached to my laptop through its External Drives Backups "Feature". This is NOT good. This should NOT be default behavior. HOW do I stop this default behavior once and for all? For the past hour I've looked into different Settings: * There…
Dropbox stuck downloading to Windows
I've had a problem for the past few weeks with Dropbox no longer successfully downloading (syncing) from the server to my Windows 10 computer; it is somehow stuck or blocked and "Downloading 34 files..." forever. These are mostly images from my Samsung Android phone using the Android Dropbox app for Camera Uploads. Please…
Help renaming the My Mac (computer name.local) folder
Hi, how do i reduce the characters in the name given to to the backup folder "My Mac (macminis-Mac-mini.local)" because I am unable to open some documents as the app I want to use cannot handle paths with components that are too long. I tried changing my computer name in Apples system preferences but that has not made a…
Ipad version of word not syncing with Dropbox
Hi, I've been syncing Microsoft Word files between my Macbook and Ipad through Dropbox with absolutely no problem. Right now I noticed that while Word on my Ipad timestamps the time I changed a file on my Macbook, it opens up an older version of the file for no reason. I've tried logging in and out of Dropbox, and logging…
Are Third-Party integrations for Adobe Creative Cloud safe to use?
Being in a UI/UX startup, we work with Adobe products such as Premiere Pro , Photoshop, InDesign etc. We have most of our assets in Dropbox. To improve the workflow, we need to find a solution to reduce switch in and out between programs and the browser/tabs for accessing assets. We did a search on Adobe Creative Cloud…
Can I upload innocent naked pictures of me as a baby-child?
I was going to send my family negatives to Hong Kong to get them scanned. They services are really cheap. They usually send scanned pictures back by uploading them to dropbox. Suddenly it came in my mind that there are also naked pictures of me as a baby and one or two as small child in that negatives. I don't want to ask…
Green checkmarks are sometimes missing from my Dropbox files
Hello. Sometime I see green check marks by the files and folders within my Dropbox folder, and sometimes I do not. I have seen suggestions that green checks are now phased out, and also that the user may be looking in the wrong folder. Neither of those solutions can apply to me as checks are sometimes there and sometimes…
How can I transfer pictures from Dropbox to Shutterfly?
How to transfer pictures from Dropbox to Shutterfly
Chromebook and how to save files to dropbox
I have difficulties saving files from my Chrombook to my dropbox account. My dropbox shows up in files so thest ok. But if I open a file from my Google mail account I cant do save as to dropbox only to my G-drive! So how can I save any open file on my Chrombook to Dropbox? Help!
Dropbox stuck on sync or index
hi all, my dropbox in my all computers just stop syncing or stuck on indexing a few days ago. i notice that if i use old version (114.4.426) of the app everything is back to normal but the app keep updateing by her self. this is a bug that have to be fix ASAP.
Need to give people a link that they can upload files to my own Dropbox account.
Hello Newbie here! Question: is there a way to set up a folder in my dropbox account that will act as a blind drop? I want to give people an address (or link) to a place where they can upload files but can only see their own uploads (or even better can't see anything in the folder). Is this even possible?
No dialog box when connecting external HD?
I want to back up my external HD to my Dropbox account. What should happen: When I connect the external drive, I should get a popup that asks if I want to back up the external drive, I select it, then set it up. What does happen: Nothing. I don't get a popup when I connect the external drive. In Preferences/Backups, the…
How can I manually sync files instead of the desktop app doing it automatically?
Hello I want to set up Dropbox so it syncs what I specifically tell it to. I dont want it automatically retrieving files off my computer and putting them online. I only want to drag and drop individual files from my desktop into drop box local folder and synced to the cloud. How do I do this?
Windows 10 tray icon missing
I have a brand new hp laptop with win10 pro. Installed dropbox latest from website but not able to get dropbox to start or show in system tray. Have disabled all AV and re moved and re installed dropbox via offline install. Now have complete formatted hp laptop and started over but same issue.
Syncing problems MAC and iPhone
My dropbox account is not syncing shared folders to the Mac-app or the iPhone-app, but is synced online. I have tried reinstalling and I have checḱed that there is no selective sync-setting. Any solutions?
Dropbox Sync Issues with filenames not correct?
We are just syncing all our data to Dropbox and I noticed it is giving me a lot of Sync Issues with incompatible characters. If I manually check all of the ones it tells me, most of them do not have any special characters in their filename or folders. Take a look at just this one example: I cannot see anything wrong with…
Droopbox è in loop con la sincronizzazione
Da tempo Dropbox non completa mai la sincronizzazione dei dati. apparentemente in modo casuale. Ho provato già a disinstallare e reinstallare il tutto ma niente riprende la syncronizzazione e partono le ventole che raffreddano il MAC AIR. Grazie cliente plus
Slow sync on Mac M1
Hi, Switched to a MacBook with the M1 (Big Sur 11.4, Dropbox V126.4.4618). I am experiencing extremely slow sync rates. I've tried: - Rebooting the machine - Rebooting the router - un/reinstalling dropbox Still taking days to sync file - basically it's in a perpetual sync mode. It no longer shows how many files, or…
Can’t import PSD files from Procreate to Dropbox
Good morning all. I have been a regular Dropbox user for years. I have the small business version. My current issue is that I can’t import my Procreate designs in PSD to Dropbox from my iPad. Nor do I have a Dropbox file in the File section of my iPad: I had seen on the Internet that it was the only possible path. Do any…
Android Phone Stops Uploading Photos
I am running Android Version 11 on a Galaxy S10 using Dropbox to upload camera photos. The uploads used to work fine, but now it just seems to stop and I find days of photos that have not been uploaded. I read the "Fix syncing problems in Dropbox" article but that did not help. I can force store and restart dropbox on the…
Dropbox will not sync with Parrot Teleprompter app
Unable to connect Parrot Teleprompter iPad app to Dropbox. Was able to log on Dropbox from Safari, although a brief error message appears just before loading the files/folders view. "There was a problem completing this request." However Dropbox does load. When signing in through Parrot the same message appears, then loads…
Not Downloading Failed Unknown Server Error
I've been recording some videos and trying to transfer them to my second pc but whenever I download them on my second pc, it says "Failed Unknown Server Error. Please try again or contact the server administrator" Does anyone have any alternatives to transferring large files to my second pc or have a fix for this.
Why all files in dropbox can't open?
All the files on my pc like this, there is a small yellow box attached on it. Also, there is no dropbox logo on the lower right corner. My OS is Win 11, my desktop PC can work well whose OS is win 10. Is this due to the OS?
How do I stop dropbox from continually trying to upload my whole c drive?
For no apparent reason, and not requested by me, Dropbox is trying to copy my entire c drive. I am going crazy and have tried every suggestion I have seen here to stop it uploading and it just keeps doing it. I can suspend/pause but that is no help as there will be things I want to upload. It is using up all my memory so…
Shared folders by Link not updating
Hi ive shared a folder to a new team member but it hasnt updated for a while in explorer or dropbox. Ive tried to delete that member from the file and relink them but it wont allow me.
Would moving my Dropbox folder to an SSD have much improved performance over a HDD (both internal)?
Hello, I love Dropbox, so much so that anything that I know I want to keep forever, I put on Dropbox. I use it for pretty much everything... mostly comprised of small documents, pictures, my music (I buy and curate my own local library, I'm of that generation lol) - all currently totalling ~500GB spread over ~170,000…
Can't upload pictures to shared folder
Someone shared a folder with me to add photos and there is no option to upload my photos into it. Only options shown are Download or Save to Dropbox. I should see an upload button but don't. Please help!
saving space when using dropbox to archive data
if you are short of space on dropbox and are using it to archive data files, it is recommended that you zip the archive files to save on space consumed. this will help you archive more data, especially if you are using the limited store versions on dropbox.

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