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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 hard 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 hard 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 extreme…
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…
How to upload Ipad Notes to Dropbox
Hi, I have a lot of stuff on iPhone Notes and want to save it to Dropbox. When I click the upload square on the top right of my Note, it doesn't show the Dropbox option even though I have a Dropbox App on my Iphone. How do I get this option to appear ? Someone told me I'd have to add them individually which, worst case…
Syncing problem on one Linux
Hi all! After installing Dropbox v79.4.143 on Lubuntu 18.04 (64bit) I log in to my account and downloads start to ~/Dropbox folder normally. After downloading all my files, none changes in files detected and not synced to the cloud. I am read all manuals and make anything * reinstall * reboot * unlink-link account * remove…
I see that An unknown error occurred on a folder that doesn't sync
Hi, I am facing a problem. One of the folders is not syncing. Whenever I try to put a file on this folder, or delete the folder or duplicate the folder, always it shows a message: "An unknown error occurred." Even I cannot open the folder. Can someone please help me in this regard? Thanks, Goutam
What's the best method to allow external members to upload into a team folder?
Volunteer Team Folder I have a number of volunteers that take photos for me, they then need to give me those photos to do post production on and use for other creative content. These volunteers are not part of my dropbox team members account. They may or may not have a personal dropbox account. We do not want the content…
My Dropbox icon has a red notification on it. What should I do?
I still have a red check mark on icon for a few days now. It can't still be syncing!
How can I combine files?
I have a number of separate files that I want to combine into one file. Any help on how to do this if at all? Thanks
Time machine forces smart sync to download files locally!
There is a huge problem when using smart sync as a Mac user who has time machine setup to automatically back up the entire hard drive (including the dropbox folder). If this is the case the time machine backup will trigger each an every one file that is set to 'online only' to be downloaded locally. If the amount of data…
Status stuck on "Downloading 3 files (1 KB/Sec, 1 Sec) - Dropbox 90.4.307
I'm not sure what to do. My Dropbox stopped syncing files in the last day or two. I noticed it yesterday when linking a few files to a friend. Dropbox showed the file as synced, and I shared the link with him, but it never uploaded. I really have no idea what to do. I've tried fixing perms, fixing hard links, letting it…
Why am I getting a "Can't save" error message when I try to save a scanned doc?
I scanned a documented and it's showing the error "Can't Save. There was a problem saving the file. Try again later" I tried to disable wifi and use mobil internet to no avail. The internet works fin in the browser. Why can't I just save the scan in the files then? Ah so disappointed! Is there a way for me to save the…
deleting folder from dropbox but not every device
I want to remove a large folder from dropbox to save space. I have copied it to my computer files. When I delete it from my dropbox account I get a message "do you want to delete X from all devices. I do not want to delete it from all devices (my computer) only from my dropbox account. How do I get a file out of my dropbox…

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