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Folder upload fails on Dropbox.com
Hi, I just started with Dropbox Plus. I tried to upload large folders to Dropbox, which took quite a long time (sometimes about 2 days for some of the folders). When the uploading was finished, I got reports mentioning that large amounts of files could not be uploaded (180, 450 files...)!! Can I resume the uploading of the…
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Two computers with single Dropbox account and want to change folder location
Hi, I am looking to change the location of my Dropbox folder. Right now both computers have Dropbox installed and the files are in the default location. My question is, I want to change the location of the Dropbox folder to the D: \ on Computer 1, but Computer 2 doesn't have a D: \ drive. Will that work? Or do both…
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Blob URLs
Hello I am often downloading PDF files from the web, e. g. bank account statements and so on. When these documents are generated on the go (url starts with blob://), I cannot save them to Dropbox. To be precise: I am running the iOS Dropbox app (latest version) and Safari on iOS 14.5.1 (iPhone 7). As far as I know I had…
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File request vs sharing link
I've looked through every post and question, but can't seem to find a definitive answer. I have a Dropbox account, but need to allow others to download photos to a specific folder in my account. Is File Request the only way I can do this, or can I simply send them a shared link to that folder? Either way, do they need to…
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Incompatibility with firefox.
When uploading files via the web, sometimes the upload reaches "1 sec" and gets stuck. I have contacted Dropbox support and they have suggested that I use a different browser. I have done it and it has worked perfectly. What happens is that I always use Firefox and I would prefer not to have to change browsers for these…
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Downloading mp4 from drop box to my desktop not working
I have tried downloading mp4 videos from drop box to my desktop both individually and as a zipped file and the videos will not play in quicktime. The zipped folder does not open at all.
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Dropbox on my computer does not sync, only syncs if I restart the app.
I don't understand what is going on. This started happening yesterday and today, any change I make from my PC dropbox does not get synced to my dropbox, sometimes files take like 10 minutes in order to sync. I have tried many solutions: * Restarted Computer * Restarted Dropbox (this will restart sync BUT after it stops…
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Trouble with internal symlinks
Hello, I am struggling with symlinks. I can't get them to work. I have a folder structure like this: Fotos/jpeg/ [files] Fotos/colecciones( [links to some files] The links are defined like "../jpeg/[file]", so those links are pointing to files that are in Dropbox - I tried before linking to the full path, with the same…
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Iphone-Strongbax does not save changes to file on Dropbox
I upgraded my iPhone, deleted the Dropbox account from the old phone (so I now have only three machines connected) and now changes made to my Strongbox file via the iPhone are not saved. How do I resolve that?
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How do I upload a video from Dropbox to YouTube?
I would like to take a video in Dropbox and upload to a Utube Channel. How can this be done
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Backing up select folders
I want to backup (not sync) only select folders from my "Documents" into dropbox. But in the backup tab, I am not able to select the folders to backup from "Documents." Backing up entire "Documents" eats up all the space in no time. Any helpful hints on selecting specific folders appreciated.
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Computer backup "can't backup without permissions" error for Documents folder. How can I fix this?
I'm trying to have DB back up my documents folder, but it keeps saying "cant backup without permission". Ive already set it to read and write for all users. How do I fix this?
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View dropbox sync activity
How do I see what files dropbox is attempting to sync? Dropbox is consistently the highest CPU consuming app on my mac and I'd like to look at if there are files failing, file permission issues, syncing of any files regularly bc of apps touching them, etc. How many files are getting sync over a period of time, the size of…
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Disaster Recovery: restoring System Image & then using Dropbox to update my data to latest versions
I use: * Acronis True Image to image my system from time to time * And all my documents, pictures etc. are backed up to Dropbox (as well as to a second cloud data backup app) and are synced across all my devices thanks to Dropbox. The great thing about Dropbox is that it keeps all my documents and pictures updated to the…
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NAS
Hi, I want to set up a home NAS device which syncs with my Dropbox cloud account. I have the option of buying a new NAS with Dropbox installed on it, or somehow reusing my old NAS boxes which can't install Dropbox, by e.g. installing Dropbox on a router (or other network hardware), which then acts as the go-between. I…
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Dropbox unexpectedly quit Your files are safe. Restart Dropbox
We are getting error message as "Dropbox unexpectedly quit Your files are safe. Restart Dropbox..." repeatedly while files are getting synced to dropbox, this might have happened after Dropbox update of 120.4.4598. We are using Windows 10 OS.
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How to Remove Access to Dropbox files
I have to send my laptop in for repair and I want to remove access to the Dropbox files (some are shared with others, some are not) from the laptop. So far I have Quit DropBox on the app, uninstalled the DropBox software, and rebooted, yet I can still get access to Dropbox files. I do not want to delete these files from my…
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How can I prevent very long syncing time of files in large folders?
I have numerous folders in Dropbox, and the largest one is my Outlook Backup of office emails over many years, which is about 40GB. Occasionally, like today, I have to go in and save a new email, and the resulting syncing and indexing can take literally hours, which really slows down my PC. How can I prevent this very long…
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PLEASE HELP ASAP!
There is someone that made a File “BabyImash” and is exposing nudity content of me on there! If you could Please take it down, that will be great Thank You! (:
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Not all folders appear on VLC on iOS
I installed VLC onto my iPhone. It is the newest model and running the most current software. I enabled Dropbox integration because I house my media files on Dropbox. Many of my folders appear when searching for content, but not all of my folders appear, especially the ones containing my media. I checked the VLC forums and…
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Files stuck syncing but queue shows nothing
Hello! About three weeks ago, I got a refurbished Macbook Air and transferred all the content from my old Macbook Pro over using Time Machine. Relinked my work and personal Dropboxes from the new computer, etc. Everything is working great EXCEPT my Dropbox has been trying to sync the last 679 files for the entire three…
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My Selective Sync settings don't show all my folders on my Mac.
Unsure why, but a folder I generated online and then sent some files to, won't appear on any of the computers selective sync window. Using Mac latest version, 3.8.3. I can't untick that folder. I've tried renaming it, etc but it doesn't help.
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How to force files and/or folders to load locally?
I have just installed Dropbox on a new laptop in preparation for working for a few days when out of range of internet (might be able to connect through a tethered mobile phone, but with only limited bandwidth). I want to make sure I have access to all critical documents and files. With my tablet or smartphone I can set a…
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how do I download all of my dropbox files?
DropBox has served me flawlessly, and conveniently, for many years. But now I'm retiring, and plan to leave the service. DropBox syncs my Projects folder. I'd like to download everything from DropBox, but I'm not sure how to do it? Is there a simple way to be sure that all of my Project files now live on my Mac? The data…
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Editor Android apps are NOT saving a Dropbox opened edited file
Why can I Not save any of my Dropbox files edited with Android third-party apps like Jota+ Text Editor or QuickEdit or any other . I can open with these editors apps but really not save . When I press save it shows a successfuly msg but it doesn't work . Why ?
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Sync vs Backup
Suppose I want to backup the Documents folder on my old computer, partly for backup, and partly so I can reference items in on my new computer. What's the difference between using Backup vs Sync for this folder? Thank you!
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Syncing stuck in pause.
I have Dropbox basic. Originall installation allowed 5 devices with 5GB space. Installed dropbox in new computer now has 3 devices with 5GB data. Shortly after installation message appeared that space nearly full. I looks like that Dropbox synced with my PC and started to upload everything is could find until my space wast…
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How to get to someone's Dropbox?
I want to drop files on someone who told me: "My dropbox address is this email address; you can share them with me that way. Thanks" He did not send me an invite or a link. So, knowing his email address, how can I access his dropbox to drop the files?
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Multiple computers
I am using Dropbox with 3 machines, 2 laptops and 1 desktop. I notice that of the 3 machines, I can only access the "Desktop" of the 2 newer machines only. It is like the oldest machine is the "Master" and the other 2 newer ones are the "Slaves". How do I set it up so that the newest machine of the 3 is the "Master" and…
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New folder shown as "Untitled Folder" on server and no content in the folder is synced
When I make a new folder and add files to that folder, it only shows up as an empty folder with the title "Untitled Folder" on the server. Moreover, the Dropbox client is showing only older files under "Recently Changed Files". None of the files in the new folder is shown. Tried restarting the Dropbox client but to no…