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Syncing large volume of slightly modified files, music tagging
I have an extensive music collection stored in my Dropbox account, consisting of approximately 30,000 tracks, predominantly in the classical and jazz genres. I plan to edit or update the metadata tags of these files to improve the organization and accessibility of my collection. My workflow is as follows: 1. I copy the…
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When I share a link to a folder, the user can create a folder and upload photos to it?
As per title. I had thought sharing a link to folder only permited view and download only. But several times when I have shared a link, the other person has been able to create a subfolder within that folder and upload photos to it. Does this mean they can also view files/folders outside of the folder I shared the link to?
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Dropbox silently moved my Dropbox folder and enrolled me in a beta program without asking!
I just spent 30 minutes trying to diagnose a weird issue where changes on my computer stopped syncing to phone, and I am now extremely annoyed to discover that: * Dropbox has silently enrolled me into some kind of "Beta" program. In Settings > General > General, a button says "Leave beta". I NEVER consented to join any…
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Files appearing in my desktop Dropbox that I didn't upload
Hello and thanks in advance for your help. I am using the desktop version of Dropbox that I share with my boss. I have selected in 'preferences' the files I wish to see visible, but whenever they more or upload things, they appear on my desktop version. How do I avoid this? If I move the files elsewhere, does it change on…
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Dropbox app stuck on "Connecting components"
Everytime when dropbox starts the message "connecting components" and it took forever.
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My work computer no longer syncs, but Dropbox service/website still knows "viewed" file activity.
I run the desktop (Windows) client on multiple machines. Recently, my work machine's client stopped working in a strange way: all my files changes are stuck in "Waiting to sync..." state, but even though I can't upload or download changes to files, the service is still receiving information about what files I'm viewing or…
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Share pictures with loved ones automatically?
My wife keeps the pictures of our two year old daughter synced with dropbox. We want to share pictures of her with our large extended family, but we also don't want to post the pictures to social media. I created an app that takes dropbox folder and creates a secured online photo gallery for your friends and family.…
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My edits on files are not syncing for the other members
do anyone have any syncing issues with dropbox, i am part of a group with 3 members whenever one of the members saves a file i can see it and it uploads correctly, however when i try to save and upload a file to a certain folder it doesn't load or sync up on anyone else's computer i have tried deleting, reinstalling…
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Video upload quality is bad
Every time I upload a video from my iphone to Dropbox the quality is awful. Although the videos look perfect on my iphone12, once uploaded to my Dropbox, the image is glitchy. The file is glitchy on all my devices when I view in Dropbox, but plays fine from my photos app on my Mac, iPad, and phone. My WiFi is good, so…
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What is Dropbox and how does it work?
Hi I am looking to try and store all my personal and business documents etc in one place. I have known of Dropbox for many years but never understood how it works and Dropbox themselves seem against trying to explain it. Could anyone please explain how Dropbox works? Regards Mark
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Is there a workaround for files with unsupported characters that don't sync?
Hi I'm aware that there are restriction on windows filepath characters that drop box does allow. I have access to a dropbox which I want to download using the desktop app so that the file modified date is preserved (Doesnt seem to be on the website downloads). Unfortunately a couple of the folders names in the dropbox have…
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New Dropbox "drive" on macOS Sonoma?
Last week, I upgraded from a 2017 iMac running macOS Ventura (last supported release) to a new Mac mini running Sonoma. Yesterday, I discovered the new files I'd been adding to my local Dropbox on the Mac mini were not showing up on an older Mac running Ventura. Today, I found the reason – I now have two Dropbox "folders"…
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How come I do not get an email notification when a client uploads a document in a file?
How come I do not get an email notification when a client uploads a document in a file?
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Way to located the sync problem, since my Mac device is stuck syncing?
Hey!! I upload plenty of Logic Pro X (music production) projects to my dropbox (over 1 TB now) via dropbox sync backup through a physical external harddisk. I recieved som sync issues regarding the use of backslash which is not allowed in Dropbox's system. when I click the "show file" ("vis fil" in Norwegian) button to see…
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"You seem to be having internet issues" error preventing upload even w/o Internet issues present
Trying to use Dropbox for the first time, a relative set up an account w/ 2TB of storage so we could share old home movies. I'm trying to upload one that's like 7GB and almost two hours, understandably the upload time it gives me is sizable which is fine, but four times now the upload has stalled with a message of "You…
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Ignoring a folder doesn't solve a concurrency problem in Windows, while pausing dropbox does
Hello, I have a Flutter project in my Dropbox folder. I get an error C1090 building it to windows, this error is related to simultaneous access and the log shows it's on a file in the "build" subfolder. Most probably it's dropbox keeping the file blocked while it syncs it. If I pause dropbox the error goes away, but it's…
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How can I get users to upload files to me without seeing the other uploads?
How do I keep uploaders from looking at other uploader's content in a folder? I need to send one upload link in a single email but I don't want people looking at each other's work. It's a competition. Thanks!
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iPad Won’t Stop Copying Files to Dropbox
Downloaded 2 files to my iPad from the internet. Then tried to copy them to Dropbox. Did not seem to work at first glance. (Bad internet connection?) So I kept trying to do it, in frustration. Days after, I found the files were successfully copied to Dropbox. Over and over. Almost every day, it seemed that new copies of…
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Urgent: Syncing wrong direction!
Problem: Dropbox was not syncing. It was stuck on Indexing at 307 files. Comparing files on my laptop to files on Dropbox.com, it appears that it has not synced properly for many months. Solution produces new problem: Following helpful advice, I did many things, including updating/reinstalling the app on the laptop,…
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Yahoo folder upload to dropbox
Is there a way to bring the contents of a yahoo mail folder over to dropbox?
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macOS Monterey 12.0.1 - "Dropbox Folder Missing"
The other day, I rebooted my Mac and Dropbox greeted me with the following notification: "Dropbox Folder Missing. Your Dropbox folder has been moved or deleted from its original location. Dropbox will not work properly until you move it back. It used to be located at: /Volumes/Data/DB/Dropbox To move it back, click "Quit"…
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Sync is getting stuck and won't complete
Sync never finishes, Every morning I check the status in the Dropbox app. It's the same 26GB that never completes. I am only using 32% of my Dropbox account, so it's not the size. I'm up to date on payment. Is there a way to see a single concise list of the files/folders it is trying to sync? Either in the Dropbox app or…
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Storage space on my device hasn't changed even after using selective sync & online-only.
Hi. I have 1.9TB left of my DB quota. My computer is out of space (240 out of 245 Gb used) due to the DB folder. I used BOTH selective sync AND online-only to storage my files in the cloud. Yet, my computer HD is still out of space. The storage space taken up buy DB has not moved a notch. I have DB Essential. It is…
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Accidentally clicked "make available offline" for 700 GB on my drive (Win10). How to stop syncing?
I was trying to access the folder in a new window and stutter clicked on the context menu and clicked "Make Available Offline" for a drive that's 700 GB of design files.. Aside from quitting the app to prevent it from syncing the entire drive and bricking my hard drive to capacity, is there a way to undo this setting? I'm…
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My entire Mac home folder now exists within dropbox?!
To my great surprise, I just realized that my entire Mac home folder now exists within dropbox! I learned this while aboard a plane without internet access. I see that within dropbox settings, there is an option to "new files default: available offline". But what about the rest of my files. I need them to be accessible…
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Why is my sharing activity suspended due to ToS?
I'm receiving a message stating that my sharing activity has been suspended because of a violation of ToS and Acceptable Use Policy. there's no indication as to which files violate these terms, how do i resolve the issue?
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Files stuck indexing after re-organizing on the Mac
Hey. I recently reorganized and renamed my company files in Dropbox on my Mac. After that, he spent hours synchronizing 7,000 files. When that didn't work, I read on a Dropbox forum about reinstalling the application and I did exactly that. Now it is taking forever indexing. What should I do? Uninstall and delete the…
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How to hide a directory in Windows Explorer?
Hello I would like to know if it is possible to hide a created directory to specific users from the windows interface?
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The desktop app is stuck syncing 1456 files on my Mac OS - Sonoma 14.3
Dropbox not synching for hours/days. Tried multiple fixes: reinstall dropbox; remove in process files, tried fix permissions and fix hard links. Removed non-synching files. Reboot computer, suspend and restart synching. Currently stuck as it has been on "Synching 1456 files" 28 MB. By the way, why doesn't dropdown menus…
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Camera Uploads backup HEIC to JPG conversion
I want to start backing up my iPhone photos to the Camera Uploads feature. I have 2 questions: * In the upload settings you can choose HEIC or JPG setting for the files. As iPhone photos are all default HEIC the settings ask if I want to convert them to JPGs (to improve general software compatibility I guess). How much…