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how about a force sync/refresh button?
I am looking at my drop box through my browser, everything is there and up to date. I'm also looking at my drop box on my computer, it says everything is there, no syncing icons, just a big bag of green ticks. but one does not equal the other. whats on my computer isn't whats in my drop box. I am missing folders and files.…
Why didn't my files save their progress? Did they not sync?
I have dropbox on my home and travel/work computer. This week, while traveling, I did a LOT of work on a word doc. I practice "save early/Save often", so I frequently save after each page, major edit, graphic item insertion, etc.. sometimes, I save every 5 minutes, sometimes it every 20, but I save after every major edit.…
Sync with a network drive
Hi, I have an external drive connected to my router which appears in the network as \10.50.1.1\Name How do I sync my dropbox file to a location there? when I try to move the directory over there, I get a message that this is a network drive. Thanks, Tommy
Why can't I upload files to my Dropbox account? I get an error that I lost connection.
I have used dropbox for years, I believe a new version was just installed and now I can't upload files. A simple video clip 848MB. It comes up Error and lost connection. I have internet connection so it is not that. I restarted computer but still does not work. I deleted old dropbox files, and still no go. If I use the…
Change Dropbox folder location on Mac
Hi I have a Dropbox account with 1TB of space but the problem is I can't use it all as keep getting error message on my Mac saying not enough space? I am only using 1GB at the moment, the problem is my local harddrive is not big enough so I can't use the desktop folder listed under my computer and I originally got a…
Why won't Dropbox.com load?
I can't get the Dropbox homepage to load, so that I can share files and folders. I reinstalled javascript and I reinstalled Dropbox. No luck. And i can't even contact Tech support--that screen is always blank. I'm running Mac OS X 10.11. What do I have to do to get Dropbox to behave? Some real-time support would be most…
drag and drop not working on
I'm using the dropbox via internet browsers (explorer and chrome) and the drag and drop feature has not worked for the past few days. Has this feature been removed? How to fix?
Can I store files only on dropbox and not on my hard drive?
Is there a setting that allows me to keep certain files on dropbox but not stored on all my devices? thanks! Michael
Empty folder deletion?
How do you delete an empty folder via the Dropbox website? I've logged into the website and deleted all the files in the folder. However, I can't find any option to delete that folder. I don't believe the folder is being shared because if I hover over the folder with my mouse, I see the Share button. Why isn't this easier…
My browser crashed while I was uploading
I am uploading hundreds of files to someone. Browser crashed 3/4 of the way through. Can the upload be restarted and resume? I'm not sure which file it was on when it crashed. The recepient has sent me an invite link so I don't know if I can see his folder. Best thing to do? Thank you edit - set it to upload overnight -…
Can I sync my WhatsApp to add automatically every picture that I receive to the Dropbox?
Can I sync my whatsapp to add automatically every picture that I recieve to the Dropbox? Thanks
Excel formulas not showing correctly on share account version of file
I inherited ownership of a shared spreadsheet from a retiring colleague. I moved the 'original' spreadsheet to my own (local) Dropbox folder on my machine. I have subsequently edited the spreadsheet to include additional formulas and computations. Specifically, I have add the following formula in several…
Why am I getting a 'Couldn't start Dropbox' permission error?
Here's the message that I get: Couldn't start Dropbox. This is usually because of permission error. Storing your home folder on a network share can also cause an error.
How do I upload folders to my dropbox?
I am having an issue. I want to put all my files from my laptop into the dropbox as backup. I would then be able to delete some of those files on my laptop because it is full. The problem I keep having is I can only upload files and I need to upload whole folders. When I try to copy and paste them into the dropbox on my…
How can I convert a file into a PDF format?
After a file is transferred to dropbox on my ipad, how do I get dropbox to convert it to a PDF format so that dropbox can use it?
How can I turn off sync with out deleting my drop box folder?
I like to use drop box as my back up, but the idea of having my files synced does not work for me. is there a way to turn syncing off perminantly without having to unlink myself? I dont want to unlink becuase I wont be able to down load large amounts of files. However syncing files just does not work for me. thanks!
Selective sync does not load folders
OS: macOS Sierra 10.12 I am unable to use selective sync. I open Dropbox Preferences > Account and click on Change Settings for Selective Sync. Dropbox opens a window and it says "Loading more folders..." And it just stays there forever. It will not bring up my Dropbox folders to check or uncheck for syncing.
Uploading photos from phone
I basically got Dropbox in order to move my enormous collection of pictures and videos from my iPhone to somewhere else...The transfer went fine for a while, but then it has stopped and I keep seeing a message saying "waiting to upload". I have quit the application and relaunched, which does nothing. I have even upgraded…
can drop box delete photos after uploaded?
I always take loads of pics and run out of space on my phone, it would be amazing if drop box would upload to account then delete from my phone? is there an option for this as I can't find one?
Restore all affected files in bulk
One of our computers got infected by ransomware and it encrypted a lot of dropbox files on that machine which were then updated to the entire dropbox. I know how to manually find the old version of each file but it's taking a long time to do them one at a time. Is there a restore point option to go back to how all the…
How can I use Dropbox offline on my laptop?
Hi, I know how to work with files on my Samsung pad and I hav found the menys to sync files from Dropbox on line to my pad offline. But on my ordinary computer at home, I can't find the offline possibility in the meny to the left. There must be a possibility to work off line on my ordinary computer , must it not?
Illustrator files will not sync
Illustrator files created on a PC will sync to dropbox.com and back to a MAC. Illustrator files created on a MAC will sync to dropbox.com but not back down to a PC. I've already check the 14 steps or so for path length, invalid characters, purge index cache, update dropbox, restart machine, etc. It appears to sync most…
Uploading photos to Photobox
I am trying to make a photobook on Photobox, but when I try to upload from Dropbox, Photobox only sees the folders, not the photo albums. How can I remedy this, or how can I put the photos from the album into a folder that can be located by Photobox?

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