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content to a subfolder
Hi, if I add content to a subfolder of a folder that is among those selected for synchronization, isn't the Dropbox content updated automatically?
Error Message - File Does Not Exist after just creating a file
I've been getting an error message saying that files I've just created "don't exist" when I can actually see them where I've created them and have not done anything differently than any time previously.
Dropbox is re-syncing my files again?
Why on earth is this happening ?!? its resyncing everything again nothing has been changed why ?
How can I sync folders and files from my computer to Dropbox without copying to the Dropbox folder?
How can I sync folders and files from my comupter to dropbox without copying the files or folders to the dropbox folder? When I delete a file or folder on my computer, I want this to be synced automatically as well. On my Mac this worked fine but on my Win 10 machine I can't find this option.
app doesn't show all of my folders that are visible on the website
I have the dropbox app on my other computer, and it works great. When I added the app to my second PC, only a few of the total amount of files were visible. Is there a way to tell the app to add more of the folders that I already have in my dropbox account?
Oops - running out of room on my initial sync.
I am setting up a new computer and syncing the files already on Dropbox from the previous computer. I failed to set one huge folder to online-only, and now I am running out of space on the new computer as it syncs. When I realized this, I set that huge folder to online-only, but it appears it may be too late since it…
Moving files to 'online only' takes several HOURS!
* I have the 2 TB Dropbox plan, using about 370 GB on my laptop. The laptop performance has been extremely slow for some months, so I decided to move my Dropbox folders to 'Online Only'. I thought this would take a few minutes - all my folders are up to date, so I expected only a quick comparison of every file. Instead,…
Sync issues with Mac OS X folder migrate
After I migrated to the Mac OS X Library/Cloud Storage I am having continous sync problems I don't like the online files mode, I just want the folders I select to be always available offline. But files will not download, and it's always stuck in Syncing mode. I have given full disk access to dropbox and no fix. I have then…
slow uploading speed 200kb/sec ...
hi, I am using the Dropbox application on my Windows. since i am 2gb(free plan) user. I tried to upload my images to Dropbox, but it only gets 200kb/sec speed, which is very frustrating. I want to know how to solve this issue.? I was planning to buy a 2TB plan but if this case remains, it won't be of any use to mine. My…
VERY SLOW Upload speed uploading files from Dropbox desktop app
Hi there. can someone from the community/dropbox offical people please help: It has been a few weeks already. Unacceptably slow upload speed when syncing files using Dropbox desktop app. I browsed through and tried your help centre suggestions and also the community people suggestions. Still very slow. Not helping. I have…
upload all off my files iCloud files to dropbox
I'm trying to upload my current files from iCloud to Dropbox because my files were disappearing from iCloud, and I lost files that can't be replaced. Some of the uploads say it's going to take 5 days. Every time I try to perform a long upload, the estimated time is 4 days. For one reason or another, the upload gets…
re-linking a device
I had to install a new Windows OS, and was afraid that doing so might delete all my files and then sync those deletions--so I unlinked this PC from Dropbox. Actually, nothing was deleted on my PC. But now, I can't figure out how to get this PC linked again so it will sync. I have searched the FAQs, but can find NOTHING on…
Can't see some documents loaded from other users
Another user has loaded several documents into a shared folder. I can see some of the documents but others are not there.
Dropbox files on PC are not showing up on the Dropbox website
I recently had to re-install Windows 10. I re-installed Dropbox using the install function from the Drobbox website. What shows in the Dropbox folder on my computer does not match what shows on the website. There are several important things I saved to Dropbox on my computer that are not showing on the Dropbox website and…
Add 'Make local-only' option & 'Make Type local-only' option
1) I do a lot of programming work in DB so I can easily go back to earlier versions of my code development, which for me is very useful. But there is a lot of conflict between DB & my development system trying to access the files at the same time, causing numerous errors in file access. I have no control over where the…
Resync existing Dropbox local folder with existing Dropbox pro account
Hi here, I have a pro Dropbox account and we are three people that work with that account. I installed a NAS in my office and I could not use the NAS Dropbox folder with the Dropbox app, so I used the NAS sync utility which worked fine. When I updated the NAS firmware the Sync utility stopped working, so I had to find a…
I cannot see files in my account but my team members can.
Hello. I have a hard time viewing the files my teammate uploaded. It is available in everyone's folder but I cannot see it on my end even though it was shared with me. Please help!
how to STOP all automatic syncing
I want to stop all automatic syncing. I accidentally allowed this when migrating to a new device and it's ruining my life. All the support I can find is to fix sync failures. I want to STOP ALL and only manually add files to drop box. I have deleted the desktop app. Thanks!
I am unable to copy and paste camera uploads into a picture file on my computer.
I cannot copy and paste camera uploads into a picture file on my computer. I used to take my camera uploads and put them in picture files to save space on my iPhone and organize my photos. Now, I cannot copy multiple pictures and paste them, there is no option. They only allow me to move them into a different Dropbox file.
Camera Upload Not Syncing New Photos on Iphone
I have Dropbox installed on my computer, and when I plug in my phone I get the message, "No new images or videos were found on Ashley's iPhone" when in fact there are lots of new images and videos for Dropbox to add to my Camera Upload folder. All my settings are correct on my computer to take the files from my phone and…
There was an issue communicating with your photo library
I have recently started facing this issue on Dropbox where my camera uploads haven't been happening for a while. I landed onto this forum and searched a few solutions 1. Reinstall the app - worked, but then the issue appeared again right after I switched to another app and came back to dropbox to monitor my uploads. I…
Editing Word document on Android mobile
I am able to edit Excel files stored in Dropbox; however, Word documents say Read Only and state I need to say a copy of my original file to be able to edit it. I can't see anything different in the signin information or app settings within Word and Excel. Is this a known issue or do you have a suggestion in trouble…
Dropbox not syncing file unless I refresh folder
Hi Folks, My problem is to do with syncing. I have an outbuilding with four large freezers, the temperatures are monitored via a data logger that writes every hour to a .txt file kept in my Dropbox folder. The idea is that I can view those temperatures remotely on my phone. My problem is that Dropbox doesn't notice that…
Backup entire Dropbox folder to cloud backup service
I have stopped using my local hard drive to store my files and instead upload everything to Dropbox. Realizing the risk this presents, I'd like to create an automatic backup system as a precautionary measure and want to find out if there are any cloud backup services (e.g., Backblaze, etc.) that will synch with my Dropbox…
Can I share NSFW content with password access?
can I share content with NSFW password access - comics and images without underage characters?
HEIC Convert to JPG doesn't work.
I had followed instructions to change from HEIC to JPG and it was just fine. Recently (yesterday) iPhone issued an update and now my pictures are only showing as HEIC. I again followed instructions and also went to photos and everything is set to convert to jpg. What am I doing wrong? I would appreciate help please!
Sync copy of file to two folders (one shared, one not) within single Dropbox folder
Can I sync a file between two different subfolders in the same Dropbox folder on the same computer? (Want all files in my unshared folders but synced copies of some of the same files also in a shared folder that syncs whenever file saved.)
Unable to stop popup asking me to back up thumb drives
Whenever I plug in a USB thumb drive to my PC, Dropbox asks me if I want to back it up. I NEVER want to back it up. The instructions I found said to go to my settings and select the BACKUP tab, which I so far have been unable to find. The Settings tabs consist of General, Plan, Security, Notifications (which does not…
Selective sync, not working. Minus sign.
Hi I work on a shared project with multiple people, We are a video company. one editor usually gets the files from the camera folks and uploads the footage to the three other editors. he usually sends an upload link to whoever is editing. One editor gets segment A, the 2nd gets segment B etc. So not everyone needs every…
Can I use special characters in a folder name?
Добрый день Возможно ли использование спецсимволов, чтобы на маке папка была видна, а на windows такая папка пропускалась при синхронизации?

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