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How to prevent automatic image file renaming when sending to Dropbox on Android
I'm on an Android phone. (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13) When I select some pictures in gallery and send them to Dropbox, they arrive on dropbox with all filenames messed up, even in reverse order if I browse them later. In Android phone gallery (original filenames): IMG_20240910_121015.jpg IMG_20240910_121020.jpg In Dropbox they…
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Shared folder visible online but not on my Mac
Morning all, Here is a thing I cannot seem to solve: for work I have a Dropbox folder that we work in as a team (Dropbox Business Plus). I have admin rights to this account. I also have a personal Dropbox account that I sync to my Mac and with which I am logged in on the Dropbox app on my Mac. In the past I shared the…
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Why are Dropbox files regularly copying to my desktop?
Why are Dropbox files regularly copying to my desktop? Even files I delete.
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Is the "Time left to sync" view removed again?
I just noticed earlier this week that the time left in sync is missing again from the usual display area of the desktop app. This is on Windows 10, dropbox desktop app version 206.4.6506. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? Or, is there a setting that has been added to change the display functionality of the Time…
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When I delete a file from the website/desktop app, the Dropbox app keeps syncing forever.
My Dropbox has worked smoothly for years, but I recently had a sync issue with the deleted files. When I delete a file either from the desktop or the website, it will not sync. Then, Dropbox keeps syncing forever with uploading/downloading shown with the icon. The downloading/uploading file number increased when I deleted…
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Dropbox is stuck indexing on my Mac device and fixing permissions throws an error.
I just noticed that syncing stopped in the past few days when some new files weren't being synced from my Mac to Dropbox. From searching here I found the recommendation to Fix the Hardlinks, which I did but it did not help (Indexing has been stuck at 259,623 for the last 10 hours). I also tried to Fix Permissions but it…
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I do not see "Make available offline" when I right click on Mac Sonoma 14.5
Just downloaded Dropbox to work from home on various edits. The company I work for has a dedicated Dropbox, and I've been able to access it from a web browser for a while. However, it would now be preferable that I access it directly through my computer. I've tried storing the files locally, but I am not able to find the…
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Can we synchronize mobile phone photos with Camera Uploads so deletions work both ways?
Hi, I have a question. is it possible to synchronise the photo folder on an android phone with Dropbox? I try to explain myself better. If I delete a photo from the photo folder on my phone I would like it to also be deleted from the folder on dropbox.
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Make a certain type of file offline across your Dropbox folders
I have just had the unpleasant experience of software I've been using for years being shut down. I therefore have to go into all my files of that software and batch convert them into a format that can be used in a different software. Unfortunately, while there is a simple batch command in the software, it does not…
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iPhone Photos Syncing/Refresh issues since new version 346.4 install
Hi .... Since Dropbox has updated itself to version 346.4 the Photos page (pic shown below)isn't updating when new photos are taken. The new photos sync/backup correctly with Dropbox and appear in the "Camera Uploads" folder but the DB Photos page doesn't refresh. I've deleted/removed the Dropbox app and then reinstalled.…
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File request folders not syncing
Hi I use file requests heavily and up until a few days ago any new files uploaded through file requests would show up on my desktop pretty quickly. Over the last few days, uploaded files are not syncing to the desktop. A few days ago I did see the file requests folder went into "online-only, no idea how. I've changed it…
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Is LAN sync functional on the Mac OS version of Dropbox? How can I tell it is working?
Hello, I have a drobox of about 800gb and when I added a Macbook Pro 2015 to dropbox it has been syncing for about 5 days and still has 750gb to go. My M1 Macbook Pro on the same hardwired network is fully up to date. 1) Even without LAN sync I would have expected it to be way farther along since I have a 1G fiber…
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Dropbox isn't syncing to my other devices as of September 9, 2024.
My Dropbox stopped syncing this morning - September 24, 2024 The files I work on on my PC (Mac) are showing as Saved to my DropBox, yet they are not in the folder when opened on all my other devices.
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Dropbox link cannot appear when right-clicking to share it on Windows
In my Windows File Explorer, when I right-click on a file, the Dropbox link does not appear for sharing. In the past, this laptop could be shared by right-clicking. And currently my other computers can be shared by right-clicking.
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My Dropbox space is full and my files stopped syncing
Files from my dropbox are only partially synched, I have stop started the app, I have reinstalled. nothing fixed it. I am using the default app setup. no space or any other mac resources related issues. please note that I have exceeded the online storage space and I am doing this to free some space but I do not think that…
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If Camera Uploads is enabled on one connected device, will it be enabled on another as well?
If 2 people use same dropbox and one person enables automatic syncing then will that enable automatic syncing on device of other person as well ? I Mean syncing gallery to dropbox
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Sync and backup problems with DataVault
Hi First post - hope someone can help I've been using DataVault for many years for storing passwords and other information. It has some form of integration with Dropbox to allow it to share data between my Android phone and tablet. Up to recently it has worked perfectly - but no longer. When I add additional information to…
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How does the app sync large content?
Hi - after an issue with an external HDD I'm in the process of loading up lots of images to Dropbox, so syncing from my computer to Dropbox and making everything online-only. Syncing up around 5~10GB at a time and waiting for a folder to complete before adding a new one to Dropbox. I know it will take time. I wait till…
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How can I unsync a folder from my computer?
Hi, I just begin to use Dropbox. I'm trying the personal plus plan now with 2T space. The main purpose to use Dropbox is to provide backup for some of my important data on my Synology NAS. I have backed up the data and stored in a folder(Hyperbkpdata). It's about 400G. And then I found the desk app is also very convenient.…
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Image uploads - Suddenly capped at 400?
I work with several hundred image files at once. I’m using my iPad Pro which has plenty of storage. I went to upload 852 image files (something I have done regularly for years using the Dropbox app) to my Dropbox this morning and the app on the iPad is telling me that there’s a cap of only 400 images I can upload at a…
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iCloud & Dropbox backup and will they result in duplicated copies?
I have two iOS devices and have enabled iCloud, which results in both devices having the same photo album. If I have photo backup enabled on both devices, will the same photos be backed up twice in Dropbox, resulting in two copies?
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The Dropbox icon has disappeared from my system tray.
Hi, The dropbox icon disapeared from the icon tray on this computer, and while I can view my folders in windows explorer, dropbox is not updating on this computer. When click the hidden icon items arrow, and then click customise, the list shows dropbox with "show icon and notifications" selected Your help would be much…
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All of my photos are uploading again to my Dropbox app, after restoring my iPhone.
Hi, I use Dropbox Plus on my work computer and iPhone (just used as a camera). I have restored the iPhone, which involved copying the photos back to it. Dropbox is now trying to sync all of the photos again. This is my work phone that I use for product photography, so it' trying to sync 13,000+ photos. Is it possible to…
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How long does it take to switch a file from Local to Online-only?
I uploaded a file that was 140Go by simply copying into my Dropbox folder and waiting for it to sync. It took about 5 days as I have 100Mbs on the download but 10Mbs on the upload only with my Spectrum connection. Now I wanted to save space on my computer and switched it to "Online-only" but it's been two days and it still…
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Dropbox using (2) different Naming Conventions and Date Formats
Hello, Recently Dropbox has been uploading photos with different file names and date formats. Example: some files will be named "2022-04-07 17.07.01" and others will be named "Photo Apr 07 4 29 40". All photos were taken on the same device (iPhone). Also, all photos are uploading to multiple computers in an office, is this…
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The syncing on my headless Linux setup is quite slow.
I am running Dropbox under Arch Linux on a Hetzner server in a datacenter in Finland. Ocasionally I do data processing on the server because it's a fast machine. Sometimes uploads of these changes to Dropbox get stuck. Three days ago, the upload of a single 3.5 MB file took more than half an hour. There was almost no load…
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Selective Sync support on Linux
Hi, I am a longtime paid Dropbox customer on Linux. The set of data I would like to keep and backup in the cloud is growing beyond the size of my hard drive, and I need a solution to selectively sync only parts of my online Dropbox folder to my local drive. That has been possible for a long time on Windows, but…
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The desktop app shows it's up to date, even though files are still waiting to sync.
The Dropbox Task bar App shows that that the Sync is complete in the status bar, however items are continuing to download, upload and show as Waiting for Sync. Why is this basic function not correct?
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Dropbox causing screen flickering / no response in Windows 11
I have a fresh installation of Windows 11 which after a few weeks' use has started flickering and not responding for a few seconds, and this happens every few minutes. On occasion I get a beep then flickering. Windows task manager doesn't flicker, which means (according to MS) it's not a display driver issue but an…
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Dropbox uninstalls every time I restart my computer
Everytime I restart my computer dropbox uninstalls itself and I have to reinstall it, the files still persist but the software is gone so no syncing is done.