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I removed folders with selective sync, but they're still syncing.
I used Selective Sync under preferences to uncheck all of my folders and then hit “Update”, in order to free up some space on my laptop hard drive. However I can still see the folders on my computer and it seems like Dropbox is attempting to sync them (it shows a status of downloading a large number of files, and some of…
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Some available offline files won't preview after changed from online-only on Windows.
I’m afraid we’re are migrating away from Dropbox, however whilst doing so we have noticed the following issue…. (Windows 11 – Latest Dropbox Version). Hence we though this may be useful. * Most of our 2TB files are stored as “Online” only using Selective Sync. * We then change the file status to “Available offline” so…
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Some files are stuck on"waiting to upload" and never sync on macOS unless I double click them.
When adding files to my Dropbox folder on my Mac, I occasionally see some files which appear in the Finder with a dotted line cloud icon in the state "waiting to upload". These files will never sync to Dropbox or my other computers until I manually double click on the file to open it, and THEN the sync starts and shows up…
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I edit my Excel file, but others don't see my updates and a conflicted copy is generated instead.
Hi, my issue is. When iam in document, that is synced in desktop application. It will not make changes for other users and they cant see me in document, when we are in at the same time. And if i save the changes it will not change the document already present, but it creates duplicate with name…
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Dropbox keeps indexing - cannot open local files on macOS Sequoia
I've uploaded two screenshots. I am using MacOS Sequoia 15.1
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Add ".dropboxignore" to automatically ignore files/folders when syncing.
Currently the only way to exclude from dropbox sync is via the GUI as far as I understand. This is extremely cumbersome, because if you are writing code in a directory there are many reasons to want to exclude folders/files such as "node_modules" which can be quite large and hundreds of files while syncing the rest. Adding…
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Files and Folders show up online but not in Windows File Explorer
I have a shared folder that I can see only by using my web browser, and it doesn't show up in Windows File Explorer. I have another shared folder that shows up in Windows File Explorer, but most of the files are missing. I got the person who shared the folders with me to delete them and create new ones. The new ones have…
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Quickbooks .qbw file not syncing
I am having a problem with one of my clients Quickbooks .qbw files not syncing to my shared dropbox folder. The .nd and .dsn files from Quickbooks are syncing but not the .qbw. There are two Quickbooks company files in this shared folder. The other .qbw file is syncing just fine and it is twice the size of the file that is…
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The Linux exclude add [folder] command deletes the [folder] on the server
This is an issue I saw in the community 4 years ago without a solution. I experienced this problem today on my debian Server. Dropbox daemon version: 213.4.4597 Dropbox command-line interface version: 2019.02.14 The funny thing is that already 6 years some folders are nicely excluded on the server without any problems. But…
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Request: All files available offline by default
Moving the Mac to the new File Provider is great - very happy this is finally happening and support on the new M1 is much better. Kudos! Feature request: Really miss the feature to have Dropbox default to making all files downloaded and available for offline open/save. I will always, 100% of the time, want Dropbox to keep…
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Can Dropbox be used as a backup with Time Machine?
Can dropbox be used for backup with time machine. How do I set it up?
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I've installed the Dropbox for Windows update and now I can't make my files offline anymore.
I just got "upgraded" to the newest version of the Dropbox client for Windows, v213.3.4480. After it did the upgrade, it told me that there was some "new update" for Windows, so (perhaps stupidly) I went ahead and agreed to it. Now, all Dropbox files no longer have a status overlay on the icon, but there is a new column in…
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Are symlinks from the Dropbox folder supported or not?
This page: https://help.dropbox.com/sync/symlinks last updated last September says symlinks are supported. Yet when I create a link in my Dropbox folder pointint outside, only the link gets synced [an entry for it that cannot be opened appears on the web], but not the link contents. Is that article wrong or am I doing…
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I edited my files last night, but now my updates are missing.
II updated at least a dozen files last night and when I look now, the files dates show prior years. I've lost a ton of work. Was Dropbox corrupted in the past 24 hours?
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We need an official Dropbox data migration app for faster migration to new machines.
Hi There, Even with a 200Mbps up/down internet connection and a gigabit ethernet connection to a Mac on the same network, it still takes days to migrate Terabytes of data to a new Mac. I've read the instructions about not migrating data via disk copy/migration apps but it's unacceptably slow to login to Dropbox, and wait…
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Turn OFF selective sync, do FULL sync instead?
I see that, under selective sync in settings, I can check all folders - but, if I add a folder, will it start syncing? If not, is there a way to turn OFF selective sync and instead opt for FULL synching? (I just noticed that I thought I had no files in a folder but I actually DID, because I was not synching all the…
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Apple Photos has caused Dropbox mobile camera uploads to upload duplicate images
for years I've been using Dropbox's "camera uploads" feature to upload my iPhone's photos. I also have a separate location on dropbox with a TON of photos from other cameras/sources in a random folder called "photos". recently I thought I would be make my "photos" folder sync local to my Mac, use Apple Photos to to catalog…
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Bring back the "do not sync with Dropbox" option in the right click context menu
the option "do not sync with Dropbox" to reappear in the right click context menu
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I'm now unable to save edited videos?
Suddenly I'm not able to save edited videos anymore? I can do all the edits /trim, cut, rotate, etc) but when I want to save a New Copy nothing happens and I have to abort with "changes not saved"!? Everything worked well until last week when this suddenly occured?? I work on a standard lap top with windows 11 installed,…
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Mac Finder extension incompatible with Google Drive Finder helper Finder extension
I have the same issue that many other people have reported. On my MacBook Pro running MacOS 14.1.2, I have both Dropbox v189.4..8395 Personal Plus (I have never had a beta version) and Google Drive File Stream v85.0.26.0. My Dropbox sync/cloud icons are missing from my Dropbox folder. If I uncheck the Google Drive Finder…
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links from illustrator to online files
Hi, Since a more recent update of the operating system of apple, when we open an illustrator file, online links have to be searched manually, put offline, and connected again one by one. Before, this all happened automatically, where the illustrator file recognized all online links, and opened with all links correctly…
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Downloading my Dropbox on an external SSD drive
Good evening, I am happy with my dropbox and would like, in addition, to keep an SSD backup. I did purchase an external SSD but I don't find how to synchronise my existing dropbox with this new empti device. Of course, I did copy and paste from my local pc "dropbox" directory, but this does not include the files that are…
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Can I do a one-way sync from Dropbox to my home server?
I'm looking for a way to automatically sync Dropbox folders to my home server, but in a way that deleting things from Dropbox does NOT delete them from the corresponding folder on MY server. Can this be done, and how do I do it?
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How can I backup my iPad or iPhone to Dropbox?
I should like to use dropbox as backup of my ipad/iphone not only pictures
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Does the file request upload size limit affect trial plans?
The documentation states the following, but despite multiple attempts to upload a 250GB file through the file request feature, it consistently results in an error and the upload does not complete. Since we are currently conducting a Proof of Concept (PoC) and using the Dropbox Business Plus Trial plan, could this…
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Dropbox isn't syncing files between my old and new Windows computer.
Three days ago, I added Dropbox to a new ASUS Zenbook (Windows 11). Since then, no files have been updated on the ASUS although I have changed files on an old (Windows 10) Dell XPS. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling Dropbox on the ASUS, which erased/restored the Dropbox folder, but the files are still 3 days old. The…
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Show Upload Speeds
This used to be possible on a mac. In the menu bar you could click the dropbox icon and it would show you the speeds of your upload. Now it just says "syncing" but that isn't nearly as helpful. It would be much more helpful to restore the progress bar and the upload speed. As this used to be a feature, I don't know why it…
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Our old computer crashed and the one we're using now is trying to sync old files.
Our computer at work crashed unexpectedly. My Dropbox account which I use for work has 2 shared folders. We are now up and running on a back up computer that I had used Dropbox on previously (4 years ago) I am now having trouble with them syncing. It is telling me that I am out of storage because it is trying to sync items…
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Where is the chat box???
Seriously...i dont' see it anywhere. I had two questions/issues (other than not being able to find the chat box). I mainly trying to download 4 new folders to my computer to do some video editing: * in Selective Sync, i select the "select folders" button, and then it says, "Couldn't load your folders right now. Try again…
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How to show a folder for team members in file explorer
Hi all, I promise I have been trying to figure this out from the community, but still can't work it out. A project folder was moved from one location in File Explorer to the other - all good and was fine last time I checked. Someone has since renamed it, but again, seemed to be all good. Now no one in the team (12 of us)…