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Dropbox online size differs from desktop
I have moved my entire photo / video storage into the cloud.....my folder on my mac is 144.05GB. Online the Dropbox site tells me I have used 134.1 GB........this obviously makes me rather nervous as to what is missing.
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Dropbox doesn't sync or update immediately my files (using Ubuntu)
I'm using Dropbox in Ubuntu 16.10 and it doesn't sync or update immediately my files after dropping or creating them in my dropbox folder. It only sync them after restarting Dropbox app. I've just reinstalled dropbox to the last version (v15.4.22) but the problem remains there. Thanks in advance for any help!
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are already existing files uploading again? and slow performance
Hi all, first-time user here. I purchased the one-year account, because 2 GB is not remotely enough (go figure). Here's my issue: when I first started to upload from my laptop (Windows 10), everything was moving smoothly. It said I had a day left to complete. I was, of course, interrupted. When I opened Dropbox later to…
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Please stop Dropbox from automatically creating User folder in C:\Users
Hello, I have just changed my Windows 8.1 username and User folder, but every time dropbox launches, it keeps creating a User folder with my old username in the C:\Users folder. How can I stop dropbox from making said folder, or at least rename it or merge it with my new/current username? Note: This may be in the wrong…
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Upload entire folders to Dropbox
I'm trying to upload a folder and all of its subfolders to Dropbox (actually I have a bunch to move, but I'm just trying to do one for now). The folder has multiple subfolders and each subfolder of course has files in it. Recreating every single folder and subfolder for everything on my computer that I need to upload is…
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How to stop screenshots from going to my Dropbox account on Windows 7.
how to turn off "Save screenshots to Dropbox" in window 7? please help me, this is urgent matter..
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Sync only once a day
We use dropbox across our entire company which is generally amazing. However, recently we have run into a problem. We have a remote peice of equipment that is running 24/7 writing data to csv files. These files are stored and synced via dropbox. The problem is that dropbox sends them every time the machine write a new line…
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Closing DropBox Webpage during long sync
I just upgraded from the free account and am now uploaing a large amount of photos to Dropbox. I have kept my Dropbox account pwebage open and am seeing the files uploading. Is it necessary for me to continue to keep the webpage open or may I close it out and the files will continue to upload? Thanks in advance for your…
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Why won't my files upload?
Wondering why, without having made any changes to my computer or wifi connection, my files won't upload?
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How to move photos and files out of dropbox and on to my PC
I recently set up my Ipad and Iphone to upload photos to my dropbox account. This has resulted in my dropbox account being full. I do not need all of these photos backed up in dropbox nor do I need to access them from my dropbox account. I would like to move them to a folder on my Pc (running Vista). That way they will be…
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What is file indexing?
I have dropbox installed on my work computer that has software called deepfreeze (software by Faronics) on it. Basically deepfreeze boots from an image created when it was installed so every morning after I boot up my computer, dropbox spends 2-4 hours doing something called "indexing" even though my dropbox folder is on a…
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Removing ._ files
My business uses both Macs and PC. The deleted all the files to reformat the folder structure we have set up. Long story short we used a USB that is formated for a PC and now there are a lot of ._ files. I have seen the recommendation to take out all the files and reformat the USB and reinstall the files again but this…
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Will my photos get uploaded again if I move them?
I have camera upload turned on and phone pics automatically go to the Camera uploads folder. If I move them from that folder, into an album or sub-folder, will the uploading process upload them again to the camera uploads folder?
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Choosing Android folders to automatically sync to Camera Uploads
Today, Dropbox started uploading all of the videos on my phone's SD card (movies, TV shows, etc.) to the Camera Uploads folder. I do not want this to happen. I do want the videos I take with my phone to by synced, but not the movies and TV shows I put on there. I'm looking for a way (just like how the Google+ Photos app…
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Videos aren't uploading automatically from my iPhone?
Hi. Photo's do upload from my iPhone, the videos won't. ( sync between the iOS Photo App and the Dropbox App ) The app says: "Camera Upload - Video Uploads are Off" What could be the cause and how to fix it? Thanks :-)
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I've lost the update files for Windows 10. How can I download the zip file?
lost the update files for win 10
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Dropbox and VPN Issue. Won't upload files when VPN is disconnected.
I have been using a VPN (Private Internet Access) for some time with no problems. about a week ago, I have found that Dropbox will only upload files when the VPN is connected. As soon as I dosconnect the VPN, it stops syncing. I've tried disabling firewalls and antivirus, but it make no difference
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How do I sync the My Documents folder with Dropbox?
I'd like to have the My Documents folder on my HP synced with Dropbox, so I have a backup in the cloud. But I can't figure out how to do it without having a copy of My Documents in the My Dropbox folder (i.e., having two copies of My Documents taking up space on my hard drive). I might be overlooking something simple, but…