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'Make available offline' results in a green icon and a cloud icon for files on Mac OS 14.1.2
Hi Guys, spending so many hours now to fix things, and reading online to find a solution, but no luck. I don't know what you dropbox guys chnaged ot wherever the problem is. All music app is chaos now and already just spend a week to add all to new playlists since they all got lost. And trying to bring back my files onto…
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Icon in Menu Missing; Blue Green Icons Missing
Recently upgraded the dropbox app and Mac OS to Sonoma. Dropbox icon is no longer in the top menu unless I have already opened it from the finder window sidebar. Also there are no blue or green icons to indicate if files have synced. And no globe icon to go directly to dropbox in my browser so I can check to see if…
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Two Dropbox folders
I have discovered that I have two dropbox folders, one at C:\Users\Rowan\Documents\Dropbox, and the other at D: \XPS_8700 Extended Files\Users\RowanB\Documents\Dropbox. Both show with the Dropbox icon. I created the folder D: \XPS_8700 Extended Files\Users\RowanB\Documents\ when I installed a big disk to hold all of my…
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Upload files that I create and provide download links to users that I can limit from sharing
Hello, I would like to create audiobooks (up to 2GB) and upload them, then send a link for each book to users who purchase them through my store site. The tutorials use the word "share" in a way that is confusing to me, so I will ask here for help: Through Dropbox, can I have a folder for the audiobooks (or one folder for…
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“make available offline” is slow on iOS app
“make available offline” used to be fast, then came the updates… What happened? Why does it take so long to make a file available offline now? Using dropbox for ios
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Dropbox "Starting..." for days on Ubuntu 22.04
I've installed the Dropbox command line version following the instructions on https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux This is a 64 bit install on Ubuntu 22.04: uname -a Linux redacted 5.15.0-91-generic #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14 13:30:08 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux The client started and spent a long time…
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Can I use Dropbox Business for Security camera back-up storage?
Howdy all! Looking to see if it's an option to use Dropbox Business for our security camera back-up storage. Need to maintain a years worth of 24/7 video and audio from 1 camera. Thank you!!
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Red circle with a white “X” in it on file in Dropbox folder
When I put a file in the Dropbox folder I get a red circle with a white “X” in it next to the file and the file does not transfer to the Dropbox folder on my other computers? This just started happening. I am paid up through the end of February.
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change user on desktop app (PC Win 10)
I have two accounts, and have recently transferred most of my files from one to another where I have more storage. Unfortunately, that is not the account that exists in my desktop app, and thus my files aren't syncing properly. As a precaution, I copied all my current files to a separate desktop folder, but I don't want to…
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I can't ignore a folder under Version 189.4.8395
Hi, on my mac I would like to prevent a folder from syncing. Already made the update and migration to the cloud storage location on the new Mac OS: Folder Path is: /Users/kirstensoerries/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox/Lightroom 2024/Lightroom 2024 Previews.lrdata Terminal command I am trying is: xattr -d…
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Dropbox freezes while finalizing large file upload (3 gb MOV file)
Stuck on 1 second left. Need help/advice on this ASAP. Is this a Dropbox thing or an error. Can this be fixed?
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Very Very Slow Upload speed out of nowhere
Just last week i downloaded my photos to the same speed it has always been. Tonight i do it and i'm barely reaching 0.6mb any reason? any fix? yes ive reset my router.
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Desktop app on Windows can't sync files because they're already deleted
I have Dropbox installed on a PC with Win 10. The PC keeps reporting that it can't sync files that have already been deleted (presumably before the sync occurred). Clearing the cache did not help, nor did uninstalling and reinstalling the program.
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Camera uploads only works once and then if the file is deleted, it won't work.
I have the following problem: As soon as I have automatically uploaded pictures with the iPhone app and then deleted them again, these pictures are no longer uploaded again. Not even if I select "all photos" in the camera upload. I suspect that Dropbox stores somewhere which files have already been uploaded... or at least…
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Dropbox Photos to Facebook
All the posts I see on this topic are at least 2 years old, so... straightforward: Is it possible to post a single photo stored in Dropbox on a Facebook page from either the Dropbox or the Facebook side? Thanks.
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Files aren't fully syncing between Windows and Kbuntu
I am using Dropbox to share working files between a couple of computers, on Windows 11 and the other on Kbuntu Linux. Everything worked fine for a while but now, the files I save from the Linux box do not appear to file explorer on the Windows box. The files are available to Linux - I just downloaded one from Dropbox and…
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Uploads get stuck
During the past few weeks I've needed to upload several 15GB .rar files. Each time, the upload process gets stuck on 9 minutes or so remaining. I have to refresh the browser and then start uploading again from scratch. Usually the second time it works fine. I'm using an up to date google chrome on windows 10 professional.…
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Dropbox desktop app isn't syncing files
I got issues with my Desktop app. It doesn't sync files and I have tried uninstalling / reinstalling, removed folders in preference, removed my fire wall and virus protection, and nothing seems to be working. Could someone please assist?
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Iphone doesn't sync with computer
I use the free DropBox version to track hobby purchases. I update an Excel file on my PC to indicate the items I have purchased and have DropBox installed on my iPhone and my iPad. I seem to have always had sync issues and have ended up buying items, basing purchase decisions on the DropBox file found on my iPhone, that I…
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Video is partially uploaded, and then it stops. Why?
Often when my video is partially uploaded it stops due to poor internet speed, and though the upload might have already been 50% or more compete, which took several hours, when it stops, it starts from the beginning again. Very frustrating!!! Why can't it just resume from where it stopped. I've been trying to upload a…
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Dropbox app tries to sync files that are no longer there
i had 2 files in my dropbox most of the summer - in a folder that was synced. I moved the file back to my local server after i came back from vacation. those two files are working fine from their location for edits etc. however dropbox keeps insisting it wants to 'sync' the moved files. rather than acknowleding that they…
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Link to external drive, then link to laptop broken on Dropbox backup plan
I'm on the Dropbox Backup plan allowing me unlimited backup of my laptop and 1 external hard drive. The whole process has been bumpy to say the least, but the most recently problems have escalated: The 'link' to my external hard drive was 'broken'. This means I suddenly lost the most secure copy of my files! Dropbox…
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Unable to save new Excel files (Excel 2021), Windows 11
This occurred once before, but then corrected. However, today, I am unable to save newly created Excel 2021 files to Dropbox. I think they are saved, but when I go back to the folder, they are not there. My workaround is to save to my Desktop and upload the file to Dropbox. I can then open the local copy, edit the file,…
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Why do Uploads take HOURS?
Havent used Dropbox much but recently starting using it more. I tried to upload 4 JPGs and 4 short recently shot videos. Once the process started, I received a message saying how long it would take. 6 HOURS! Surely I thought that was just a momentary snapshot of time when it started. Nope, In actuality it took 7 hours. 7…
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how do I abort an upload
I moved several large video files from my Windows 11 PC to the dropbox folder. They are very large files and Dropbox is telling me that it will take many hours to actually upload them. I changed my mind and have determined that I really don't need them in Dropbox, but I can't get Dropbox to abort the uploads. When I delete…
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Should I keep Dropbox sync for backing up files or transfer to Dropbox backup?
Hi, I use Dropbox Sync to backup my PC files. I know it's not intended for backuping files and I'm aware there's a Dropbox Backup option. So I'm thinking of saying goodbye to sync and backing up all files with the backup option as it is intended. But I want to know a few things before I change everything: 1) What happens…
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Dropbox no longer syncs automatically on my Windows 7 computers
Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong board. This problem just started today. I have had a free dropbox account for a number of years. I'm very happy with dropbox. However, starting yesterday dropbox no longer connects up automatically to update changes to my stored files. My dropbox is installed on a Windows 7 machine. I…
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Dropbox files all dumped into my new computer and are taking up all my memory
I synced my Dropbox files to my new computer and it dumped all the files into my computer. I realized it because my memory showed almost nothing left. I went back into each file and made them online only but the files are still somehow using all my memory. So now I cannot use my computer. I have my own business so this is…
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Folder sync issue on MacOS
I have a client with macos catalina. The finder shows the file structure: /user/dropbox/downloads the website shows: /user/dropbox/documents/downloads It is hung up trying to sync. I am not sure how get things aligned without loosing data. Any insight appreciated. thanks, ric lewalln
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Why does itunes metadata get stripped in dropbox? Anyone else have this issue?
I have clients sending me .mp3 music files with embedded metadata they input using itunes. Much of the time the metadata is completely wiped once it gets transferred into dropbox. The client will screenshot to show me it's there on their end. Once transferred and uploaded it completely disappears but for the song name…