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Insufficient space message
I created a Shared Folder yesterday and asked 14 people to start uploading videos of presentations to the folder. Several of them are receiving email messages saying there is insufficient space for their file to upload. This makes no sense as my plan allows for 3 TB of space and I'm currently only using 11.7 GB. Yet some…
Waiting to sync...taking 4 days and still no network activity
Hello, I have been trying to sync a large backup file to my Dropbox account for 4 days and after a 30 minute period of 'Indexing', disk activity stops (Task Manager) and my system sits idle. Checking the Dropbox status icon in system tray(lower right) just shows 'Uploading 3 files' but there is no network traffic that I…
I can't upload DNG files. Can you help?
Hello, can anyone help me ? I want to upload DNG files for mobile Lightroom but it does not work with Dropbox. The same files I sent via mail and it works. Please help me!
The link for the bad files check is not working.
Help link in this Solution (https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-files-folders/Files-and-Folders-not-showing-on-PC/td-p/270415) not working: https://www.dropbox.com/bad_files_check
Are Dropbox and Adobe Acrobat (Document Cloud) supposed to be syncing?
I opened a Dropbox file in Adobe Acrobat Premium and later discovered Dropbox has (quietly) given Adobe Acrobat Premium read/write access to my entire Dropbox folder hierarchy. Every Dropbox file has been automatically uploaded to the Adobe Document Cloud and deleting a file or folder in Adobe Acrobat deletes it from…
Dropbox wont replicate encrypted files
I hope someone out there can help me with this problem as it’s driving me mad….I’ve tried everything, deleting Dropbox, re-installing it, checking the sign-in details on bothall my laptops, and spending literally hours in the forums etc all to no avail. I have two laptops. Both use the same Dropbox account and version of…
How secure are file requests?
Hi, I have been asked to judge a photocompetition. It is national (UK) and means I need to find a way of allowing people to post the photos to me. I am thinking of creating a file on my Dropbox for this and then will need to publish a file request link in the club magazine so people can post. There could be a couple of…
Deleted Files won't stay deleted
I have a folder that I delete but keeps coming back. I delete it and then try to permanently delete it. When I do that, I get an error that the files can't be permanently deleted because they are still active. This is a huge issue because that folder keeps putting me over my limit. This folder was not meant to stay on my…
Can I resume uploads to the Dropbox site instead of starting over?
Why do I have to restart a file UPLOAD every time have some internet failure connection? Is it possible to re-start the uploading at the point where the connection failed? (ex. restart after 30%, 70%, 99%) Tks. Roberto
How can I open files from the website locally?
I have recently read the article From Web To Desktop . This article is 5 years old. Today, I can't find a way to open files locally from the web browser. Is it possible to open files locally (using native applications in Windows, Mac OS or IOS) using Dropbox Url link or through a web platform?
Dropbox re-syncs 10,000+ files after every reboot
Dropbox re-syncs 10,000+ files after every reboot - files that I haven't touched, and it always looks to be the same directories affected, not the whole Dropbox. This also seems to happen after I pause Dropbox for even 10 minutes, work on a handful of files (like literally 5 files), then un-pause - it needs to re-sync…
How do I get the QR code to link my computer to Dropbox?
I cant seem to get a QR code so i can sync my computer and android phone.
Hardlinks in dropbox folder
Now that Dropbox has stopped supporting symlinks within Dropbox folder (to folders outside Dropbox), my setup no longer works. I wonder if ****** links from within Dropbox to folders outside Dropbox would work, meaning that they would sync. Or would Dropbox ignore the external folder?
On Mac, aliases in Dropbox to folders within Dropbox no longer work across devices
I'm having the same problem as what the user Robio describes here: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Files-folders/Mac-aliases-within-Dropbox-used-to-work-on-all-shared-devices/m-p/370300 That discussion went to e-mail before a solution was found. Since I'm having exactly the same issue, I would like to know how…
Dropbox claiming file is too large
I have an article that is 6.25MB and 3.5GB total space on my account, but when I tried to update the document, I got the following error message: This workbook has exceeded the maximum size allowed for a workbook stored in this location. While the workbook was saved successfully, you will not be able to re-open it later…
Blue Screen of Death on Win10
Good morning. Apologies for the very vague question. We are running Dropbox on 2 Win10 PCs. One runs absolutely fine but, on the other, it will run for maybe 30 seconds and then cause the PC to crash with a Blue Screen of Death. Could you provide any advice on how I can go about determining what the conflict is that causes…
Stop Dropbox asking to upload photos from SD card on Mac
Hi, Whenever I insert an SD card into my Mac, I get a popup asking if I want to upload images to Dropbox. I don't... and the 'don't ask again' option is greyed out....how can I disable this popup?
I have some syncing problems with WD MyCloud EX2 nasbox app
I have a WD MyCloud EX2 nas drive and the dropbox cloud syncing app doesn't work. I've been through troubleshooting with WD and they tell me that it is a problem with the dropbox app, not their system or hardware. The app loads, I can sign in, but it simply repeats the message "dropbox wants to access your folders" , hit…
Why is there no progression bar or percentage when uploading?
Hello everyone. Yesterday I registered on dropbox and downloaded the desktop version on my mac. I need to upload a video and then send it to a festival so they can download it. I dragged the video from the external hd where it's stored to the dropbox folder and the synch started fine and is now proceeding, but I don't see…
Excel file changes not being saved
Hi, I use an Excel file saved to a folder in my Dropbox. This is accessed by two colleagues both of whom use Office for Mac as do I (Office 365 in two cases, not sure if one is standalone Office for Mac or 365) In any event, though I successfully save changes to the file, when one of my colleagues accesses the file later…
Dropbox fails to start with Windows 10
Dropbox doesn't start at startup in Windows 10. Tried reboot. No luck. It's been doing thos for some time and sometimes it does start. But not the last couple of days. Not listed in services but in Task Manager -> Services but can't be stopped. Thought I'd restart it, but... Does not show up in Notification area. What to…
Dual booting with shared DB drive possible?
I am looking in to buying a new laptop and will need to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu. I am planning three SSD's - one for Windows, one for Ubuntu and one as a shared data drive. Is it possible to set up DB so that both operating systems can sync to the shared data drive? I have done a bit of research on here and I cannot…
Ez Expense Manager files are not syncing between my iOS devices
Ez Expense manager files not syncing on iOS. Was working ok in Android (Samsung G Note 3 & Tab S2) since change to iPhone 11pro & iPad 11pro they are saving /working on two separate databases. Both have original files from Samsung sync but new files created on iPad won’t appear on iPhone and vice versa. Saving database and…
Syncing takes more time than normal lately and it's taking some time to start it up upon rebooting
NOTE: I posted this yeserday but it was marked as spam for some reason. To clean up and speed things up, I recently reformatted the ****** drive on my Mac and did a complete reinstall of everything including Dropbox. To save time (I thought), I kept almost all the files on Dropbox rather than backups. I am now having…
My video files have no audio after I downloaded them. Any ideas what's happening?
just downloaded movies, but there's no sound, help!
Changing folder icons
How can I change my Dropbox folder icons and use my own icons? Until recently, I could change icons to my own icon picture, which made working quicker. I use Mac OS Mojave on a MacBook Pro, and use Dropbox from my Mac OS desktop finder window. As of the second week of October, all my icons reverted to generic folder icons…
How can I stop the download of files in the Dropbox desktop application?
How do I stop a download in progress? DB is trying to download 175K files to my laptop that I don't have room for. I have marked all folders as ONLINE only, but the download is still happening. The only options I see on DB are to pause or resume syncing. NONE of the folders I have marked have been removed. I'm thinking…
What happens when I log out of the desktop app?
Hi, What happens if I log off from Dropbox and delete all the folders and files from that computer and then Log on again on the same computer? Does all the files sync from the web to the computer again?
What's the limit to how many subfolders I can have?
Is there a limitation on how many folders deep that dropbox will work? I have a user who moved a word file to a dropbox folder, then when he tried opening it, nothing would happen. It didn't look like word would even try to start. When he copied it to a higher level folder, it worked fine. Any thoughts?
How long does Dropbox Rewind take?
Hello! Two days ago a member of our team accidentally deleted most of the shared folders in our Business account. Therefore we are now using Dropbox Rewind to rewind back to the day before this happened. However, it seems to be taking awefully long, even for a relatively small folder. We work a lot with large numbers of…

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