-
Syncing icons are no longer visible in my Dropbox folder on macOS Sequoia
Hello, For some time now, the synchronization icons (the grey cloud, the green hook, etc.) are no longer visible on my Finder when I launch drop box. I'm on Mac Sequoia 15.3.1 and my dropbox version is 218.4.4348. I've tried several things but nothing works. My other users have the same problem. Has anyone managed to solve…
-
Content created inside a shared folder, doesn't isn't visible to anyone else.
Hi There, I'm hoping someone can help! My colleague has created folders within a shared folder. He did this all on dropbox.com. Strangely most of these folders have not synced, and they cant be seen by anyone else who is a member of the folder. Folders he has created before and after this have synced and show up for…
-
Copy large dropbox to new drive on MacOS Sonoma
I have my dropbox on an SMR external drive on MacOS Sonoma. I want to move it to my new SSD drive. But the dropbox is very large so many of the folders are online only. Which means they show up as 0 bytes on MacOS because of the dropbox bug that has been there for years. There a millions of files, and about 3 TB of data.…
-
InDesign is not synchronizing liked files automatically anymore on Mac OS
We are an agency and have a lot of Indesign-Files. The folders where the liked files are, are set on "only online" per default because they are huge. Until now, when opening the Indesign-File, Indesign automatically synchronised all the liked documents, so that they were available offline. (The status automatically changed…
-
My Dropbox icon vanished from my taskbar, and I can't get it back.
I have had Dropbox for an eternity and it has never failed, until now. The Desktop version has vanished. The icon is no longer in the Taskbar even though the program still shows within the Start menu and the folders show in File Explorer. I have tried the following: * A restart because that's the first thing you ask for. *…
-
Do not sync a file or folder with another Dropbox in a shared folder
Hello, I have a question certainly asked a thousand times : I have been invited in dropbox of friend of mine and I don't wan't to sync 1 or some files or folders of him to avoid to use too much of my account capacity (2 To) is it possible to exclude some files or folders definitivly without quiting this invitation ? (I…
-
Boost your Photography Game with Dropbox in 2025
Creating a photography dream board is like crafting your own roadmap to creative success! 🗺️📷 It’s a visual way to collect your ideas, inspirations, and ****** ambitions - all in one place. With it, you can dream ******, set clear goals, and envision the amazing artist and photographer you’re destined to become. At…
-
Syncing 90GB on Windows takes a long time
So my friend has recently started gaming and i needed to transfer him 90gb of files so i put dropbox on my pc and dropped those files in the dropbox folder and it synced over to his but now once he moves it out from the dropbox folder into his pc it takes 5 days ? can anyone help we tried wifi,ethernet, setting the…
-
I'm trying to back up 100GB of files to Dropbox, but it's super slow.
Hi there, I just started using Dropbox to backup 100 Gb of an external drive on the Cloud plus a few Gb from the system drive. I'm on Macbook & Sonoma 14.7.2 + Dropbox Desktop App. I've noticed that sometime the uploading process is not moving...or super slow for like hours, an entire night. Then suddenly in 2 hours it…
-
Starting the Dropbox desktop app on another machine kills my local session (Ubuntu)
I encounter a 100% reproducible but very weird error. I have two machines running Ubuntu Linux, my laptop (24.10) and my server (22.04). I used to use Dropbox to keep the files on both of them in sync for years and it has always worked perfectly (I am on a paid plan and have a pretty large amount of files). I use the…
-
All local files have gone online-only after updating my Mac; I can't make them offline again.
Hey, I recently updated my Mac to Sequoia 15.3.1 (lates available to me), and now I notice that all the files in my dropbox drive are online only. Most used to be locally available. When I click on the the little cloud icon it transforms into a clock, but then nothing happens. There is no progress and they don't download.…
-
Selective Sync ('Do not upload' option) disappeared from Finder on Mac 14.7.1
So I've been using this option a ton before, like, when you work with a super large files and you don't need to upload them all while working on them, so there was on option in context menu "dont sync to dropbox" in finder, now it dissapeared? Is this bug or permanent now? Im on MACOS 14.7.1 and Dropbox v214.4.5217
-
A subfolder is visible on the web, but not on my PC, why?
A team member created a subfolder B, under team folder A. I got the link, can view it on web, also checked in my sync settings on PC, but for some reasons, this one folder is not showing on PC. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, used the stable DB installer, but this one folder isn't showing on PC. My DB is also showing up…
-
Syncing icons are missing from Dropbox folder in macOS Sequoia
hey! I have a new iMac with sequoia installed. I have the dropbox desktop app but it won't allow me to see the syncing symbols or right click and download. I know there is a setting in the privacy/security tab and then to click something in extensions.. but sequoia does not have those settings. just wondering if anyone has…
-
How does Dropbox syncing work? Do I have to move my files inside the local Dropbox folder?
Hello everyone I've been using google drive for a while but I'm not very satisfied anymore (mostly because Im in need to sync bigger and bigger files and it struggles a lot). So I'm thinking about switching to dropbox. I have never used, but heard great things. the only thing Im concern about is that I heard that you cant…
-
My account stopped syncing even though I have no files in it
My account has stopped syncing. I have no files in my Dropbox. My account says I am using "0 of 3.2 GB" on my basic (free) plan. (see bottom left of image.) Can you reset my quota to 2.0 GBs?
-
I'm having trouble transferring files from an old iPad to my PC.
Hi Having great difficulties to transfer files from an old ipad 10 OSC to my new ipad I am not it savvy
-
Feature Request: ExFAT Compatibility when using external drives
I (as well as many others I'm sure) use Dropbox to sync with offsite professionals while needing to use multiple workstations. Rather than keeping local copies on each of these computers (as they aren't private workstations and often are cleared), I keep my Dropbox on an External drive. I've now been presented with a need…
-
Unable to synchronise Joplin. Giving authorisation error.
Hi, when I use Joplin and try to synchronise with Dropbox, its is giving me an error. could not authorise application: request to api.dropboxapi.com/oauth2/token failed, reason: Please try again In Joplin, i have selected Dropbox and and it provided me the link for authentication. When navigating to the link, I am…
-
"798 files unable to sync" error on the Dropbox desktop app
My DB has been syncing for weeks and alternatively tells me it can't sink files (300, 600, whatever). It says to check sync issues but there is no information if I click on that and I have no idea where to find the files that are "stuck". I think all of this syncing is also interfering with running other apps. I am at wits…
-
The Dropbox desktop application isn't running or syncing on my machine
Hi, earlier this month I uninstalled my Dropbox app after noticing that it stopped syncing files on desktop. However, after I re-downloaded and installed, I cannot open it. I tried re-installed again, and tried downloading the offline installation version, but still cannot solve the problem.
-
Recently updated files become online-only, while older files remain available offline.
Hi! Smart Sync or whatsitsname automatically puts "old files" to "offline only", which seems like a good idea. I've experienced a lot lately that it puts files that I'm actively using, last edited just a few days ago to offline only, while there's plenty of files that I haven't touched for ages that are left available…
-
Can I keep files in my Dropbox account but remove them from my C drive?
I just noticed that one of our company users has run out of space on his C drive. Upon checking , I found a HUGE amount of data is sync'd with the company's Dropbox account. The user said he doesn't need these on his desktop computer, hence the question. Can you please tell me the process. Cheers
-
Can I upload whole albums and preserve the names?
Hi! I recently switched to iPhone and was unable to transfer photos from my Android to my new phone, hence why I’m here. I need a good place to store all my photos so that they are easily accessible on all devices. I have my photos VERY organized on my Android and was wondering if I could transfer them to Dropbox and KEEP…
-
My file request folders don't sync to my Dropbox desktop app from the website.
So I create a new file request, which automatically creates a folder within the File Request folder of Dropbox, But that specific request folder to which designated people can upload to, wont appear on my Windows file explorer. Why? It should sync automatically, but there's no way to make it visible on the PC. Help ON THE…
-
My macOS11.7.8 desktop app is stuck syncing 189k files.
Hi I have two computers. One with new OSX works fine. Laptop with OSX11.7.8 is snychronising some files, but mostly not, just stucked. If I change the folders to be synchronisied it won't change them. It just changes the number of files to be synchronized, but I doesn't synchronize them...IT GOT STUCKED! Number of Files…
-
I installed the Dropbox app, but my files aren't syncing to my web account.
I have installed the Dropbox app on my new Windows laptop. However, my files on the new laptop are not syncing with my Dropbox account and so I cannot access them from my Dropbox web account. What can I do to correct this? Thank you.
-
Very slow syncing on Windows computer
Hi, I have been a Dropbox user since it is lunched. I have never had an issue with upload or download speeds. Recently for the last month I am having trouble uploading my files. It takes 10-20 times more time to upload. Sometimes more. I check my internet speed and there is no issue with my upload speed. I also know there…
-
How can I sync files outside of Dropbox folder to Dropbox?
Hi, I have a large number of files in D: \Code folder. I want to sync these files to Dropbox. * I don't want to create a duplicate of D: \Code in C:\3094098\Dropbox and try to keep them synced. These files consume 100s of GBs, and I don't have space to keep two copies of these files. I also don't want to have to keep the…