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Logic Pro X Files being converted to folders... can't open
I'm having an issue with Logic Pro X files being converted to folders which can't be opened. I see that this was previously reported but no solution was ever published so i'll repost it here. dropbox seems to be doing something strange with Logic pro X project files. when I add the project file on dropbox, it' hiding the…
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All my photos have disappeared
Hello, Yesterday I uploaded 4000+ pictures to my dropbox account from my old company Iphone I had to return before having it cleaned out for the next user. I today can only find 8 pictures in my picture folder. All pictures collected over the years are gone. What I can confirm is that the pictures that were uploaded…
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WhatsApp pictures not uploading to Dropbox on Samsung S9 Plus
I have not seen a clear answer yet to this very simple issue : the WhatsAppp folder in my Gallery is not sync-ing with Dropbox. There use to be a menu where one could select the folders in the Gallery for syncronisation with Dropbox but it has been removed or it is hidden now. Can anyone from Dropbox help with a direct…
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Cannot upload files or drop them to my folder
I'm trying to transfer photos from my computer file to the Dropbox folder but every time I do it says cannot upload to an empty folder which doesn't make sense because of course it's going to be empty because it's a new folder that I built
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Dropbox Unlinks on Restart
Hi I have 2 separate drob box acounts both on external drive On most computer restarts one account unlinks, and I get the notification drop box folder missing and we have to re link, and everytime things have to resync all files. iMac Pro 2017 3GHZ Intel Zezon W Extrernal HD is Mecurty Elite Pro
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Can't "Save As" excel file (Mac) to Dropbox
I have an excel workbook saved to a Dropbox folder. I did some edits and would like to "save as" with a different name. However, when i click save as, I don't see saving to dropbox as an option. It simply disappeared as a "location", and when i try to "add" a location, dropbox is not one of the options given. Any ideas why…
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Syncing a folder directly on to Dropbox.com without using the Dropbox App on the PC
I have already a Selective Sync set on my PC to Dropbox for certain folders. However, I want to keep operating a separate external drive directly to dropbox.com without the use of the Dropbox App because I want to avoid all those files to end up on my PC file explorer (limiting my memory capacity) as is the case when using…
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Best practices for using symlinks (symbolic links)
Hi there, I use dropbox on linux with symlinks, but am not sure which is the best/preferred way to use them. Is there a best practice for using this type of configuration? Currently I use symlinks in my home directory that point to the actual folders in my Dropbox folder, but I have heard of doing the inverse: placing…
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Dropbox overwrites new & local files with older versions and generates "conflicted files"-copy
I am a dropbox client for many years and have recommended it many many times, but now I'm a bit "irritated" to say least,... please help: for unfortunate technical reasons i could'nt sync my huge dropbox (256 GB+) for more than 6 mths but i had a copy on my harddrive, wher ei worked and where, by the time, files were…
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Online-only options are missing on my context menu
I've noticed that my local Dropbox files have not been syncing lately. Normally you just have to "Right-click" on these files/folders and Smart Sync should be in one of the options. Not anymore! Help!
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Set a whole folder to "offline"
Hi, I downloaded on my Surface the Windows 10 App (from Microsoft store) instead of the usual program. And I'm happy with this solution. Now, I need to have offline a whole folder, to ease the access to numerous files. I cannot set a folder on "offline"... just any single file. Why? Thanks
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How can I have two Macs syncing with the same Home folders?
How can I move the folders in the Home folder so that they are in my Dropbox? I want them all synced between two macs. My aim is to have both macs as close as possible to being copies of each other.
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Link to a cell in a different Excel file saved in Dropbox
Hello everyone. I am trying to link the value of a cell in an Excel file saved in a Dropbox folder to another cell in another Excel file saved in another Dropbox folder. Is there any way I can do this and have it working from different locations? To explain it better, cell A1 in File1.xls needs to look up the value of cell…
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How to autosave an Excel file to Dropbox every 10 min?
I just spent two hours on an excel file only to have excel crash before i saved it and lost my work. I am using MS Excel 97-2004 on a MacBook Pro and right now have to manually save all work. How can I set up MS Excel/Word/PPT to auto save every 10 minutes to my Business's Dropbox account? I want to be able to work without…
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Why do I keep seeing a 'Waiting to upload' message when trying to upload files to Dropbox?
All day i have been trying to upload photos, however there is no upload activity. All i keep seeing on the photos i want to upload is "Waiting to upload". I have tried to upload the photos through my wifi and mobile data but wouldnt work. I have tried to upload different photos but wont work. I am using my iphone to…
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No longer able to choose upload folder from Android
In version 14.2.2 of the Android app, and probably already in the previos one, on Galaxy Nexus, when I try to upload to Dropbox from any location (gallery, Camscan, etc.), I can no longer choose the target folder: Dropbox gives me the first folder I used after reinstall, and I can only create a new subfolder (or canel…
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File Requests Require Name & Email
Why is the receiver of a File Request required to enter their first and last name, and their email address before they can upload the file? It's cool that they don't have to have a dropbox account to give me their file, but i don't understand what the reason would be behind requiring their name and email.
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If I drag a folder to Dropbox, will only the new changes in the folder update to the cloud?
Hi, If I have done changes in a folder in my computer, can I drag the whole folder to Dropbox and will only the new and changed files be updated to the cloud? Best beche
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Can't switch to online only
I've got a file that's pretty big and I've put it up to dropbox with selective sync. The original version of the file is on an external hard drive. When I switched the dropbox folder to online only (click the grey cloud) it doesn't switch and it has now downloaded the contents of the folder onto this machine and it's…
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Dropbox deleting files by itself
I have a Dropbox file that I share with 2 other collaborators and for some reason, I keep getting notices asking if I'm sure I want to delete a file. I didn't want to delete the file and hadn't even touched it. So I hit 'cancel' and it deletes it anyway. This has happened twice in the last week and my collaborators are…
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Dropbox tries syncing (deleted) files and gets stuck
Hi there! I'm using Dropbox on two laptops (Windows 10) and they both have had this problem recently - to be exact, the problems pretty much started with the last Dropbox update. I tried uploading some phone backups into Dropbox, but it started only saying several thousands of files were syncing while giving a way to small…
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Duplicate Folder contents
hello, I have a large amount of music, in folders by artist and subfolders by album, on an external hard drive that I would like to copy to my Dropbox. Some of them are already on my Dropbox but may not be updated. How do I upload folders with the same name as ones already there, updating to include new songs/albums,…
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Desktop files/pictures disappeared after uninstalling - Mac OS 10.14.6
Hi Jay. There are a few similar queries but none seems to offer a practical solution to my frustrating problem. After removing/uninstalling a recent 'Dropbox' application (and removing/emptying its items from the trash) I see all my desktop items have disappeared - except 'Macintosh HD'. The desktop icon in 'Finder'…
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The Dropbox desktop app is stuck at syncing
My dropbox is stuck showing says "syncing" continually. There are no syncing in my Dropbox folder, and nothing is syncing. I have tried restarting the PC, restarting Dropbox, reinstalling Dropbox, and clearing the Dropbox cache and it does the same thing. It doesn't work from a domain joined computer but if i remove the…
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It seems like the Dropbox desktop application is filling up my hard drive
I am using dropbox for my work, and I mostly use excel files that do not exceed 30-40 MB. But, it seems like about 3-4 GB is filling up everyday, while I do not download files with big size. It seems like Dropbox might be the reason that fills up my space, but after I change all my dropbox files to Online-only (Smart…
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White cross in some files in Windows 10
Take a look to the next capture: What that white cross means? Files are in local, and I have that cross in most of my local files. They work, they sync, but they have the cross, and I haven't found it in the list of iconography in documentation.
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Dropbox keeps saying "Your hard drive is almost full" but it isn't
I keep getting message pop-ups from Dropbox saying "Your hard drive is almost full. Use Smart Sync to free up space." This is completely untrue. I have 60GB of free space on my computer, and I have only used 1.2TB of my 5TB online Dropbox storage, so neither my hard drive nor my cloud stotage is almost full. What is going…
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How to copy files from Dropbox to my desktop?
I am trying to copy some picture files to my desktop PC Anyom=ne know how to do this?
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Videos not uploading
I went away for a week. Came back all my photos uploaded into the Camera Upload folder as normal but none of my videos have uploaded at all. Any idea why?