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  • The Dropbox desktop app won't upload files when the 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

  • 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…

  • How can I stop getting new folders regarding a 'White Space Conflict' error?

    I keep getting extra folders created labeled White Space Conflict how can I get this to stop? yes, I have reviewed the thread https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/203280795-How-to-erase-White-Space-Conflict-folder?input_string=White%20Space%20Conflict thanks

  • How to download/move files back to my computer?

    Does anyone know how to download the files that I previously uploaded to my dropbox, back to my computer? There's a lot so can I do entire folders, or at least select multiples? Appreciate any help, thanks.

  • I'm getting a "Permission denied" error on Windows 10 and my files won't sync.

    edit: look my last post for solution. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm running Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview Build 10565 and Dropbox v3.10.11. I have some files that are not getting synced, like 20 out of 32.000 files I have on my Dropbox folder. The error is permission denied. The…

  • How do I turn off selective sync on my account?

    I have one computer that I sync my dropbox folder (with lots of sub-folders) to dropbox.com For some unknown reason selective sync was turned on but two folders where not checked. How do I tell dropbox to forget about selective sync and just do what it was originally setup to do; sync all data within my dropbox folder?

  • I am having an issue with wrong time-stamps on files for the 'Modified' date

    I just noticed that a whole bunch of my files in my Dropbox folder are now dated Jan 1, 2016. I absolutely know they were not created on that date. In fact, I was not working on anything on New Years Day! Why is this happening and how do I fix it? 

  • What are the specific ports used for the Dropbox syncing process?

    I'm looking to segregate the traffic on our network by finding the ports used by Dropbox. Does anyone know what they are?

  • Can Dropbox support roaming profiles?

    Everytime I post a request for Dropbox to start supporting Roaming Profiles on Windows 7/8 the message seems to get removed by a moderator. But when I search, there are alot of users asking for this. I would urge Dropbox to consider supporting roaming profiles as other solutions already are. And it is only a matter of time…

  • Allow Dropbox to run regardless if a user is logged in.

    Ok I am a newbie here with DropBox I did not set up DropBox with this company someone else did. Company has a DropBox account, files are synced to the file server in the office. End Users have a drive mapping on their desktops/laptops. The issue is that the end users who have laptops are out in the field and need to have…

  • Intolerable slow speed moving files

    https://www.dropboxforum.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/202007985-CPU-usage-making-version-3-intolerable?input_string=Intolerable Basically have the same issue. Very frustrated. I tried to move/delete a single picture from camera upload folder to another folder to organize my pictures, but every time I have to wait about 10…

  • How can I remove the Dropbox app only from one Windows user and free up disc space?

    I have two different Windows “accounts” that I can log onto my computer under. (Only one is supposed to have all my data folders, etc..) Don’t ask me why or how, but when I was setting up Dropbox I had some trouble and ended up setting it up under both accounts. I just figured out that when I’m logged onto my…

  • Dropbox keeps asking to reinstall

    I upgraded to windows 10 and since then, dropbox keeps asking me to reinstall. I have tried this in various ways and the request continues. I have also tried unlinking and linking my personal and business folders. I don't know it if is actually syncing. My data is not really being used up and the screen that shows the…

  • How can I make sure the little green check marks are showing on my files?

    Running Dropbox 3.0.3 on Mac Yosemite. How can I turn on the little green checkmarks that show all my files are up to date? (The dropbox icon in my tray tells me "Up to date" but I want my desktop folder to confirm it for each of the subfolders) Thanks for any leads on this.

  • Why does it take so long to upload video files to Dropbox?

    I have Dropbox Pro because I have to upload videos for clients and share them. This process has been taking far too long, and last night I started to upload 8 videos totaling about 10Gb. Three of these videos are still not ticked but showing the blue 'uploading' icon. That is about 18 hours after starting the upload. I…