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How to shortcut a dropbox FILE on android phone
I was trying to find a way to create a shortcut icon on my androidphone when suddenly dropbox (or Word) asked spontanously that would you like to create a shortcut to this file??? but the question hasn't appeared again and I haven't found a way to do it to other files. Please help me out, it would be so handy to have…
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How to refresh iPhone dropbox files
But my iPhone Dropbox app says my dropbox folder is full and can't synch photos. In the account menu, it says I'm using only 62% of my dropbox. I also still see photos in my iPhone Dropbox app that I have deleted from my Dropbox. It seems the iPhone app have missed to delete some photos and it's out of synch. How can I…
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Dropbox Sync Icons missing
Recently my Dropbox folder stopped showing Sync icons. This means I have no idea which files are downloaded to my mac, and which are simply in the cloud. I tried all the suggestions here: https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/sync-uploads/sync-icons I reinstalled the app. I unlinked my dropbox account. I force…
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PDF Preview plane in Explorer shows a blank white image only when locally synced.
When clicking on a PDF document within the Dropbox tab on Windows Explorer it just shows a blank white screen only when it is locally synced. If you select that PDF and mark it as "online-only" after a second it will show up in the side preview plain on explorer just fine. I have: - Reinstalled both adobe and Dropbox -…
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How to undo uploading files to Dropbox without deleting them from my computer?
So I didn't realize dropbox was syncing with my computer. Dropbox uploaded all my files and now my Dropbox is full and I didn´t want to have my files uploaded at all. I managed to unsync with my PC but now all my files on the computer is inside the Dropbox folder. How can I undo all this and free up space without loosing…
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Dropbox move (change folder location) failed, now Dropbox shows/thinks it's running on both drives
OS: Windows Executed a Dropbox "Move" , i.e. change the "Dropbox Folder Location" to move it to another hard drive (I needed to upgrade my H/D to a larger drive). I've done this once before successfully. It was slow. Very, very slow. 18 hours and approximately 25% of my files had moved. At some stage it failed. (No error,…
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"Save hard drive space automatically" - time scale?
Quick question - if I enable the new (to me) option "Save hard drive space automatically", how long would an untouched file remain before DB makes it online only? The docs say "in a few months" but I am curious to know how long actually.
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Excel file (xlsx) does not show "open with..." options
I have two apps and not long ago I used Sheets to open those same xlsx files from dropbox. Somehow MS Excel (defenitely not my choice) became the default application and when I click "Open with" the option list does not show up - MS Excel just opens it up automatically. Sheets is still available on my phone and I can open…
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드랍박스 컴퓨터 동기화 문제(syncing issue)
드랍박스와 컴퓨터와의 동기화를 해제 하는 방법을 알고 싶습니다. 현재 환경설정들어가서 백업탭에 설정을 들어가서 수정해도 계속 동기화가 되고 있습니다. 신속히 문제 해결 부탁드립니다.
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New File Box Overlay Icons
Does anyone know what these brown file box overlays are in Dropbox are supposed to mean? I can't find any official documentation about these icons. I only started seeing these recently, and now they are appearing more frequently.
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How to remove a context menu that move to dropbox in windows shell
Hello. "Move to dropbox" context menu in Windows Explorer make me crazy. I don't need the menu, and it is next to the Visual Studio Code context menu, All both icon color is blue. I am confuse. Please let me know how to remove it.
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Linux Dropbox: fatal python exception
Hi everybody, I am new to linux, taking over responsibilty due to a colleague leaving and im very lost. Yesterday, I checked the drobox status on the terminal and it was stuck on dropbox upgrading. I restarted it and now I'm getting the following error with a load of other text: ImportError: libatomic.so.1: cannot open…
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I can't find the option to pause syncing. Can you help?
When I click on profile photo in desktop app I do not get the pause sync option
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Moving file from Dropbox Paper to a current regular Dropbox Folder
Hello, I have set up our business accounts on what I thought was Dropbox but it is only visible on Paper. This is no use to our accountant because all shared files from other businesses open together in Paper mixed in with ours. How can I move the shared files over to Dropbox? Thank you
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Can I store Copyrighted materials in my Dropbox account?
Hello, everyone. I'm new to Dropbox and was thinking of getting an account. However, I'm going to be using it largely for my MP3 collection. So, my question is: will I be able to upload and store said collection without it getting deleted for copyright infringement? For the record, all my MP3s were legally purchased from…
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I don't know how to upload my resume and transfer it
I’m trying to upload a resume so that I may transfer it to a company, I don’t know how to create the resume, then transfer it
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Syncing but not downloading on Fedora 32
Hi All! Here is what happened, I use a bullet point list for clarity 🙂 -I did a fresh install of Fedora 32 on my system. -Installed dropbox from rpm and sudo dnf install... -Installed the daemon as requested -Installed TopIcon Plus -Some files were downloaded meanwhile -I restarted my machine -Dropbox autostarted and the…
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How to stop dropbox from auto-uploading pics from Android phone
Hello! I would like to stop Dropbox from automatically uploading photos from my Android phone. I found several articles that said I should simply click the on my profile initials and select "pause syncing", however, when I click on my profile initials, I do NOT see that option. In fact, I cannot find ANY syncing settings…
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Transfer files from another cloud
Hi. I want to know if there's a direct way to transfer all my files from OneDrive to Dropbox.
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Dropbox not syncing files on Mac OS Catalina; No finder integration icons are visible
I'm running Dropbox version v96.4.172 on Mac OS Catalina (10.15.4) - iMac. I have the same OS setup on a Macbook where it works fine. I tried reinstalling Dropbox several times, restarting the computer and removing /Library/Dropbox* and ~/.dropbox/* files. I even unlinked the computer and linked it again. 1) Dropbox sync…
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Can I backup Dropbox folder to external disk with Time Machine?
I've read lots of posts about various Time Machine topics but I'm unable to find a definite answer to my questions: 1) Can I backup Dropbox folder (including subfolders and files) to external disk with Time Machine? 2) If it's possible - how should I go about this exactly (not using smart sync etc)? As Dropbox is a sync…
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Unable to attach a dropbox file to outlook for ios on my iPad Pro
Hi, I have ios 13..3.1 (latest) on my iPad Pro. I have the most updated Outlook for Ios on my iPad. While composing an email in Outlook for ios, I am unable to attach a file from dropBox, even thougheverything is configured perfect. Even on the "Files" app, I have DropBox turned On. When I click on "Attach File" in…
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Cancelling an upload
By mistake my Dropbox started to upload my whole desktop, instead of the folder I thought (and still think) that I marked. Now I can't find a way to cancel the upload, and it says it will take several hours. Is there anything I can do to cancel the upload immediately? I have a Mac, by the way ...
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Saving Images Directly from Website
Hi, I am new here and need some help. I am afitness enthusiast and browse through a lot of fitness sites. Is it possible to save images from a direct url to my dropbox account. For instance, if I want to save images from say [removed as per the Community's Guidelines] , is there someway I can do it the way we do it on…
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I'm unable to upload files through a web browser as I'm getting an error. Can you help?
Hello, I have been trying to upload files to the dropbox since this morning, but the procedure is not successful; the system talks about "connection problems", but obviously the connection is there (otherwise I couldn't even access dropobx!). It's not even a space issue, because my dropbox is almost empty. What can I do?…
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Finder and one folder not showing
Hi, I have an issue with one shared subfolder not showing in finder but seen in the desktop app and online. I have restarted finder. I have removed dropbox via activity finder and restarted. I have reinstalled dropbox. All from other article suggestions. I have the lastest dropbox. I am using the lastest Catalina. There…
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Dropbox using Nvidia GPU
Is there a way to prevent dropbox using my Nvidia GPU. Why does it in the first place.
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Can't drag Files to Dropbox Folder in Catalina
Hello, In catalina I am no longer able to drag files in finder into the dropbox folder. The selected object just sort of springs back into place and will not enter the Dropbox folder.