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Deleted folders keep reappearing
I'm hoping someone can help with this problem. I have been using Dropbox for a few years across a number of devices (2 desktop Macs, a laptop, an iPhone and an iPad). This last week, when I try to delete a folder it reappears a moment later. If I move it into another folder, the same thing happens. I have checked and all…
Why does Dropbox Slow Down My Computer, Significantly? Issue persisting for many users
This problem has been posted several times as early as 2015, but there seems to have been no remedy. We have fairly powerful computers (Dell XPS 8900 i7-6700 3.4 GHz 16GB RAM 2TB HDD), but after moving from our old computers to new ones, we still get massive slow down when dropbox is syncing. We literally upgraded our…
Why do videos uploaded to Dropbox from iPhone X only play audio on a desktop?
All videos from iPhone X have sound but the video image is missing when downloaded to my PC running Windows 10. The videos were shot on multiple video apps with the same result. The result is the same for automatically synced videos (Camera Uploads Folder) or uploaded manually with the ios app. The videos appear to play…
Help! How to Transfer Photos From Dropbox TO iPhoto!?
I've searched the Dropbox site repeatedly. Twice, they list the answer for How to transfer photos from iPhoto to Dropbox. But, I want to do the reverse! I've emailed Dropbox: No response. By mistake, my new macbook was linked to automatically receive my photos when my iPad or iPhone connected to my computer. I believe that…
iOS 11 uploading duplicates
After uograding to iOS11 all photos are being uploaded again. Since Dropbox uploads and stores duplicates ‘by (lack of proper) design’ this is a problem.
Does Dropbox compress photo files?
I'm sending full resolution photo files to clients instead of burning them on a disc, but I want to make sure they are the full resolution. I had a client that had pictures made at Walgreens, and they were pixely..I told her not to resize them at all o her end, but now I'm wondering if they are compressed at all and no…
No errors in IFTTT applet log, but no file created in dropbox either
My IFTTT applets that create or appent to text files in dropbox have not been working reliably for months now. I was just looking at one applet's activity log and it shows that it has run dozens of times recently/today (10/13), but the last file it created in the target folder was on 10/6. Multiple of my applets have been…
Why are my PNG backgrounds not transparent when I upload them to Dropbox?
I had several files (mostly logos) that had a transparent background and they all have white solid backgrounds now. I have no clue what happened but it is causing me serious issues.
Dropbox only updates when the app is open on my iPhone
My iPhone used to automatically sync my photos to my Dropbox. Now, unless the Dropbox app is open on my phone, it won't update in the online or computer dropbox. What's going on?
How to stop dropbox from syncing temp files?
Is it possible to stop Dropbox from syncing temp files and cache files that various applications create in the same folder as the file I want to sync? An example is MS Access, which has an accdb file that I want synced, but when I open that file on my PC desktop it temporarily creates a laccdb scratch file of the same file…
Perpetually "Syncing (3 files remaining)"
I recently upgraded to a new iMac (IS X Yosemite Version 10.10.1) and transferred all my files, programs and settings from the Time Capsule backup from my older Mac. Dropbox seemed to transfer fine, but the sync is perpetually "stuck" with the message "Syncing (3 files remaining)". I have tried unlinking and…
Split my Dropbox between my internal SSD and an external drive?
Is this possible? Maybe with Dropbox Business? What I do: I have a desktop that I render architecture scenes on. It has tons of storage. But I also have a laptop with limited storage that I set up scenes and work from. I'd like to keep my most-used Dropbox folders on my laptop interal drive for when I'm on the go. But then…
ReSync after time machine restore, doesn't make any sense.
This is the scenario: Dropbox is up to date, the local folder is identical to the remote folder. You perform a time machine backup, and restore to a new disk. What happens is after restore Dropbox asks for user / pass as it was not installed and then starts resyncing all the thousands of files. What's the sense of this??…
"There was an error downloading your file" when trying to download using the browser.
Hi, I am having issues downloading a folder in Dropbox. It comes up with the error "there was an error downloading your file". It doesn't seem to matter what computer/browser/internet I use. Does anyone have any ideas?
Removing downloaded Dropbox files from computer
Hi, I am currenlty running into a problem where all of my dropbox files are being held in both dropbox.com and on my computer. As of now i have it set up where i can do to my documents and select dropbox and ADD or Remove files there as well as edit. It functions just as any folder. I am wanting to know how I can choose…
can't sync permission denied. deleting file
hi. i get "can't sync permission denied" message. so never mind, i just want to get reed of this file now. how do i discard it and stop dropbox from keep doing it?
uploading to dropbox from a Xiaomi Redmi 4A
I've been trying to get it to auto upload or sync with my account, but unlike my earlier Samsungs, I can't find how to do it. I have a full account, and the app is on my phone and PC. Kev
selective sync on ipad?
Is this possible? I know how to selectively sync on my computer, but I can't figure out how to do so on my ipad. HELP!
Changing the location of Camera upload folder
While uploading the pictures to Dropbox by default is uploading to Camera upload folder. How can I change the default location as I have 2 Iphone and would like to synchronize the pictures to Dropbox by enabling the camera upload option. If the pictures are going to be uploaded default in camera upload folder how can I…
Dropbox is not uploading or uploading very slowly
I have dropbox installed on multiple devices and they all work fine, except it has suddenly stopped uploading on my windows laptop. I moved a load of photos off my phone onto dropbox on my laptop last week and only a handful have uploaded. The icon in my tray says it is syncing 405 files and has 36 minutes left. It's…
Desktop app says I'm offline and is connecting all the time, even though there's a connection
Dropbox has stop syncing, yesterday i received a notification that i have to re-install my dropbox. I have re-installed dropbox in my computer but after installation, it says connecting until now. After installation there's a prompt saying that I'm offline even if my internet connection is running. Hoping to hear from you…
I can't see the files in the dropbox web site, but I can see in the dropbox folder in my PC
Yesterday I try to access to a folder , of another Dropbox user (my sister) and I can't see any files inside this folder. And I realize that I can't see any of my own files in my own folders if i try yo see this by the dropbox web site!!! Today, it continues in the same way: I can see the files in my dropbox folder in my…
Two computers one account
If I have two computers with Dropbox and each one is using the same Dropbox account what would happen if I start with both computer synced like this: /Dropbox/Folder1 File1.txt /Dropbox/Folder2 File2.txt Now I turn off computer 2. On computer 1 I change the above to the following by renaming the first folder and deleting…
Dropbox is creating multiple copies of my files and saving them to my now full ****** drive.
I have a MacBook Air and do not keep a lot of large files (photos, music, movies, audio etc) on my ****** drive. But the other day I got a message that I was out of disc storage! When I investigated it, I discovered that nearly every file on my computer had been duplicated multiple times and given a Dropbox file location.…
Changes Bitrate and File size after sync.
I hope someone is able to tell me what is going on here.... I have made a 4k 60PFS recording on my iphone 8 plus. The file properties of this mov file is around 42 MB an the Bitrate is around 39000 KBPS..(see photo) When this file is uploaded to Google Drive the file properties stays the same...(as expected) However !!!…
Stuck "importing photos..."
My dropbox is set to auto import/upload my iphone photos, which it is doing. But it keeps telling me it's "importing photos..." and the menubar symbol is constantly the camera symbol that usually comes up when its importing. It's like its stuck. Any help? System: Macbook Pro, OSX El Capitan.

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