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Help, can't change files to online-only, filled up disc!
After upgrading to Dropbox Plus, with 2TB of space, I just transferred a lot of files and folders into my Dropbox. I thought they would automatically be online-only, but when they started to sync they have almost totally filled my ****** drive. I cannot change anything to "online-only." That option is not available to me.…
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Finder and Dropbox desktop app not showing file preview
Hey guys, I just recently switched from Google Drive to Dropbox for Business. Finder on Mac OS 10.14 Mojave and the new dropbox desktop app won’t show file previews of my files, just the Apple default preview logo. However on the iOS app and on the web file previews show. This is a ****** deal for me because google drive…
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Android Dropbox sync
I have installed Dropbox on 2 Android tablets. Both can access shared folders. However, when I try and sync either of them I am asked if I want to set up Dropbox on a computer. When I press the SKIP link I am returned to the shared folders, no sync takes place. So basically I cannot sync. Help please!
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Fedora 31 tray icon no longer available
Upon upgrading to Fedora 31 the dropbox icon in the upper right no longer is available. I have to open Dropbox from Files.
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How can I download my files with the original date they were created?
I moved from Samsung to iPhone and had to use Dropbox to move my pictures between devices. However there doesn’t seem to be a way to download from Dropbox and keep the original date the photo was taken, it defaults to the date of download. Is there any way to keep the original date so I can sort by date on my phone?
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Dropbox authentication error with UpdraftPlus from Wordpress
I have been using the Remote Storage option from within the UpdraftPlus plugin in Wordpress to keep backups on my dropbox account for several years. After moving my website to a new provider, the upload to dropbox stopped working. I checked that the connection to Dropbox is set up correctly by removing the settings for…
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Linking Excel files in Dropbox without changing their path.
We just switched to Dropbox for Business. We have several Excel files with formulas that link to other Excel files all saved in a shared folder. With our local server the links would work for every user the same. Now with using Dropbox, the link will work for one user and not for another user. If the 2nd user changes the…
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Backup and sync selected folders from QNAP NAS
Hey guys, I have a server dilema, we have a small NAS server which my colleagues save projects too. I simply want to be able to backup this particular folder (about 1 terabyte) onto the dropbox and sync as and when projects get added and updated. QNAP app has 'cloud backup sync' which lets you add dropbox account. So we…
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The desktop app is deleting my files after my external drive got disconnected
Please help!! Dropbox has just started deleting most of my files and folders. It seems to have begun just after my external ****** drive went offline, which is where I sync Dropbox to. Is there any way to stop it and how do I recover? Thanks!
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Smart Sync not showing up
My PC previously installed the Dropbox with Smart Sync function, but recently after an update I have lost this function and I don't seem to see any on/off switch in preferences nor on the right click list on Dropbox folder. My mac however do still have this option. The version I have currently installed on the Windows is…
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How can I find out who uploaded a file in a shared folder?
I'm showing an upload that I didn't do. How can I find out who actually posted the upload. The dropbox is a shared account
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How to create sub folders within a main folder?
I am new to Droopbox and trying to create sub folders within a main folder, can some one please tell me how to. In advance thank you very much.
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I don't want to sync my Desktop folder. Any ideas?
I changed my password. Logged out of the other devices that access my dropbox and then logged in with the new password. In doing so I notice there is now a desktop folder. I do not want drop box to share my desktop files. So I deleted the folder. wrong. I lost all my images that were left on the desk top. I restored all…
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Folder not showing up on my computer
Set up a new folder in dropbox and wasn't ablet to see the same folder under my file explorer on my computer. It seems that they were not syncrhozing and I have selected all folders under selective sync. No idea? help will be appreciated.
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Is there an option to use Dropbox as a mounted cloud drive?
Hih looking to see if Dropbox has a "drive" option where if you are connected to the internet, you can see your data through a folder on your file manager. When you disconnect, it goes away. Much like Box and Egnyte have. I "assumed" Dropbox has this functionality but do not see it anywhere I look on the app. Any help?…
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What's the best way to back up the Dropbox folder if I don't have enough space to sync all files?
Hello, I'm using Dropbox Business with Smart Sync. I would like to brckup my entire dropbox to an external hardware (alternative ideas welcome). According to Dropbox support I would have to: * move my dropbox folder to the external ****** drive * change smart sync settings to all local * move my dropbox folder back to the…
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Moving Dropbox folder to a new drive WITHOUT resyncing.
My current Dropbox pathway is on a drive that is maxed out of capacity and I want to move it to a 2TB internal SSD. I copied my entire Dropbox folder to the new drive but when I try to choose the new location of where my Dropbox folder is located, it created another Dropbox folder inside my current Dropbox folder. Every…
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How do I compress a video?
Dose anyone know how to compress a video file in Dropbox if it’s to large to send in an email
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How to integrate Dropbox and Dropbox for s mode
I have 2 dropboxes. 1 is a Dropbox that I access on my desktop Windows machine, and another is a Dropbox for s mode that is accessed through my iPad. I didn't ask for that one. It seemed to show up when I got a new computer 3 months ago. It is ****** to move things from the new dropbox to the old one. Click and drag…
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Symbol on photos in dropbox
Some of the photos in my dropbox folder show green tick. other show a small cloud. What do the symbols mean? I seem to be able to view both. Thanks
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Linking files from Excel (with HYPELINK() function)
Hi, (BTW, this is not a problem with my Excel formula. It has to be something to do with the way file paths are created in DropBox...) I am trying to create dynamic links within an excel spreadsheet to PDF files. All files (including the excel worksheet) are stored in the same Dropbox directory. The Excel workbook is a…
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Dropbox keeps crashing and restarting itself in an infinite crash loop
Since yesterday, Dropbox is stuck in a crash/restart loop, I'm on Mac OS Mojave. I tried: Installed the last stable version and still in the crash loop. Installed the last beta version and still in the crash loop. Deleted the Dropbox application and re-install - still the same results. I opened console - the last message…
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What happens when I pause (or exit) Dropbox during file syncing?
Let's say I have a 16GB file that is now syncing for the first time to the Dropbox cloud from a Windows PC, using the desktop app. The file is 89% uploaded, I then pause Dropbox, the desktop app itself is still open, 12 hours later I resume Dropbox, does the upload continue from the same point? And how does this work when…
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How do I move my Dropbox to a new computer?
I have a new computer. How can I move my Dropbox to the new computer? Or start a new account for it? Eleanor
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My computer's experiencing a lot of high CPU usage
I have a fresh install of Windows 10 on a 32Gb i7 laptop. Dropbox was installed a week ago with most files set to online only, and the initial sync completed within a few hours. Now, Dropbox frequently uses 30% CPU, even when syncing is paused. Of my 73,000 files, 50,000 of those are marked as symlinks. I don't know why…
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How can I keep my symlinks in the Dropbox folder on my Mac OS?
For years I have used symlinks in my dropbox to the subfolders of my home directory in Mac OS (e.g. /Users/myname/Music, Documents, Pictures etc.) so the the files I'm working in in /Music, /Pictures, and /Documents get automatically synced to dropbox, and it's worked really well. But I got a message from dropbox today…
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Dropbox not updating files
Can dropbox get live updates of files added, directly from my ****** drive? No matter what I have done, checked or unchecked, files do not update in dropbox
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Is there a way to see the upload errors for a large amount of files on the website?
I'm trying to upload a large number (over 5,000) of files. When the upload is finished, the status bar at the bottom of the screen says that there were 4 errors in the upload but when I click on the status bar to see which files didn't upload the browser freezes and I have to either refresh the page or close the tab to get…
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Upload failed for PDF File from CamScanner
There was no issue for the upload from CamScanner under PDF File previously but today I had an error of "upload failed". Please assist.
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Downloaded folders are empty
Hi there, My boss has been having an issue with the Dropbox Windows 10 App where folders download without the contents downloading along with them. His process of downloading the folders is simply opening the dropbox tab in windows explorer, selecting the folders he wants to download, and dragging them onto his ******…