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Why am i getting conflicted copies when using git commands onMacOS Ventura with Dropbox desktop app
I've been working with the git command on my local machine and using dropbox-backed storage /folders for years with no issue. I upgraded to a Mac Studio and MacOS Ventura. When I did that, I went back to coding, but discovered a number of conflicted files were created while Dropbox indexed my folder on the new machine. Is…
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Cant attach to gmail
For some reason today I can no longer attach Dropbox files to my Gmail emails? Anyone have any idea what I have done?
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upload directory with many sub directories.
Hello, I am trying to help my wife. She is working with a massive directory with many subdirectories. Each directory has many files in it. total files around 30,000. She tries to drag and drop, but the sub directories will not copy. She has to go to her drop box and create each directory and subdirectory and copy each…
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Phone / tablet backups to Dropbox.
Similar to pc back ups. Hope mobile phones and tablets can be also backed up to the dropbox account.
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File Explorer not syncing, cannot uninstall/reinstall
Hello, I've just changed computers, and now my Dropbox files fail to sync to the File Explorer folder. Here is what I have tried so far: -I have made sure there is plenty of space in my Dropbox. -I have made sure the new PC is linked to my Dropbox account. (But it says that the most recent activity was "about a week ago".)…
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How can I use Dropbox without Syncing everything on all of my devices?
I've just logged in to dropbox and everything on my PC has now been synced to Dropbox. If I unsync it, it logs me out. If I log back in it just resyncs. I've deleted files from my Dropbox and it's deleted them from my PC. Does anybody know how to prevent this please?
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What happens when I delete files and folders?
Hi, I have a lot of files and folders on backed up on 2 computers. If I delete a folder on one computer, will it still be both in the cloud and on the other computer? I need to free up some hard drive space on one of the computers. Thank you
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Posting photos on message boards has changed
Last night I could no longer post photos from Dropbox on message boards on an Android mobile device using the "Attach files" function. Now I can only do it through the "Insert image" function in the tool bars. Don't recall being notified that was changing. I use Chrome as my broswer on my Android phone and desktop pc. ETA:…
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Upload non-pictures with Android app
When I tap the UPLOAD button on my DropBox app on Samsung Galaxy phone I get SELECT PICTURES TO UPLOAD. I don't want to upload pictures. I need to upload documents (.txt, .pdf, etc.) (I can't believe nobody at Dropbox has thought of this! I mean, really?!)
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How do I change the folder I upload files to on my Android device?
I have a number of subfolders in my Dropbox. When I upload files from my Android phone, they always go to a particular folder. I'd like to change which folder they go to. Please note: I'm not asking about where the camera uploads to. I'm talking about regular files, like documents and spreadsheets. Thanks
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Mac - Changed User Name
Hello I recently changed the name of the User on my Desktop Mac from apple to a different one. Since then I have tried to uninstall and reinstall Dropbox repeatedly but it keeps looking for a non-existent folder: /Users/apple/.dropbox It then tells me it Couldn't start Dropbox and gives me an error file to send to Dropbox…
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How can I remove a folder from my computer, but keep it in my online Dropbox?
oh good, I have a problem. I have a Dropbox folder, let's assume I downloaded it to my computer, when I delete it a window appears reporting that if I delete it on my machine it will also delete it in the cloud Dropbox, but that's not what I want , I want to delete it on my computer and keep it in dropbox, from what I…
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Dropbox syncing takes forever sometimes. And sync check-marks keep disappearing.
We have issues with our company Dropbox, where checkmarks/cloud sync icons sometimes disappear and reappear. Also, the right mouse click options (online-only, share, make available offline, etc.) keep disappearing. Sometimes you have to wait for a long time or restart your laptop multiple times for it to work properly…
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Not all files are available offline on MacBook
I have a question about Dropbox synchronization on the MacBook. If I recall correctly, a few months ago, I read that there have been significant changes to Dropbox, and as a result, files are no longer necessarily stored offline. But this bothers me a lot. Although I have set the synchronization settings to store all…
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Mac, iPad and iPhone won’t sync
I’m using a Mac running High Sierra, an iPhone and iPad using the latest iOS. I’ve been using Dropbox for many years and have not been able to sync the three devices. My phone Dropbox says I only have two of three devices connected. I ran the ‘connect a computer’ option three times and nothing changed. I made sure Dropbox…
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Viewing dates when uploading media (photos & videos) in Dropbox app
Hey, So up until today, when I uploaded files such as photos and videos through the Dropbox App on i-phone, the app sorted the files with a date title. Something happened and the date titles disappear (so when I choose what photos to upload I do not know when they were taken). I want to have the option to choose what…
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Dropbox stuck on downloading
My client has given me access to their dropbox which has a bunch of very large files in it that I can download and edit. We keep running into a very annoying problem. I have to be selective about syncing, because I'm literally downloading TB of data and have to make room. Dropbox pretty regularly will start downloading the…
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Can only get 1 shared folder to show in Finder
I have 2 clients with shared dropbox folders. In both cases, they are the owner of the folder and I am the person it is shared with. I'm using a Macbook Pro On my Finder bar, I have the folder for client "M". I must have set this up at some point. I also have the dropbox app installed on my mac, when I click on the app, it…
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I need to copy (not move) a Dropbox folder to an external hard drive.
Very simple.. Can you COPY dropbox folder to an external hard drive? And when I mean COPY, I mean make a COPY... as in making a backup of the entire dropbox onto a large external har ddrive. If so HOW? There is no clear answer on the internet... which makes me wonder if it's possible... and if it is, why is it so hard to…
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Why did my custom icon change?
Hi guys, I use several computers all linked via DropBox Professional. I like to allocate Custom Icons to my Excel workbooks. This helps me to distinguish between them easily when they are on my PathFinder Toolbar. I noticed that when the workbooks are synchronised, the receiving machine often exhibits a removal of the…
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online-only not sticking / grey x / desktop client activity
OS: Win 10 19045.3324 Client: 180.4.4912 Plan: Team/Pro trial thing I'm adding dropbox as another cloud storage provider next to google workplace and a few others. I can appreciate that dropbox might work differently from google drive so my comparison may be put into context by knowledgeable people here. anyhow, here's…
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Trying to copy a folder from an external drive to Dropbox, but get error about the disk space.
Hi all, I have just upgraded to Dropbox with 2 TB of storage. I am trying to copy a folder of 76.62 GB from an external hard drive to Dropbox which has 1.84 GB in it. I am getting the message: Not enough disk space to copy...Aditional 2 GB of disk space his required to copy this file. You can manage disk space by removing…
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Users create conflicted copies without ever opening the file.
Hi All, We have one particular user whos name is attached to conflicted copies of files. The user has never opened the files and the they are often not the one who actually creates the conflicted copy, they just have their name attached to it as "Filename.vwx (Joe's Conflicted Copy)" Has anyone experienced this before?…
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Screenshots going to Dropbox-How to change to Photos-Screenshots. How to access Prefererences?
Could not find my screenshots under Pictures-Screenshots. Eventually found them in Dropbox. Checked Hep and Community support and cannot find the solution to have them stay in my files on the computer. Saw someone accessed Preferences, but I have not found out how to do this. Help is appreciated. Also how does one contact…
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New Mac Ventura Update - Online/Offline Files Not Syncing
I've recently updated to the v.167.4.4719 version of Dropbox which now changes the location of where your dropbox is located and also changes the way the icons represent what is downloaded online/offline. The issues I'm having are as follows and I wanted to see if anyone else was experiencing this and worked out a way to…
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macOS on File Provider - Identify non-supported files
On the Dropbox sync page in the Dropbox for macOS on File Provider there is the statement that: "You are not eligible for the updated Derobox for macOS on File Provider at this time. Your Dropbox folder contains some file types that are not supported." How do I find out what files these are and where they are? I appear to…
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Which WIFI Camera to UPLOAD Files Automatically
Hello All, I have been looking and looking but to no avail, I cannot find a camera that has WIFI, well that is a lie, I find them, but none of them seem to connect to Dropbox directly. I just want to connect a camera to my HOTSPOT and as I take photos, they upload to a predetermined folder for the project I am working on.…
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Online-only and available offline file options do not appear
Hello I'm getting different online offline file options from other colleagues on a shared company account. I get the option to make a file offline, but then I'm unable to get an option to return file to online? When I go preferences under Sync on my account settings, there seems to be a missing top section in the panel…
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Desktop is stuck syncing hundreds of files
Hello – I just turned on one of my laptops that had been powered off for about 2 months. Like all of my computers is connected to my Dropbox account. When the computer started up, Dropbox started to “sync” all the file changes for the past 2 months. It started out with a count of over 3000 files to be downloaded and over a…
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Entire Dropbox duplicated with ·_ preceding the duplicate; Needing to delete all the ·_ duplicates
I recently had my computor worked on and when I reconnected it to Dropbox all my files, in all Dropbox accounts I am involved with and linked to duplicated every file with ·_ preceding the duplicate. These duplicates are corrupted/do not open. How do I delete several thousand files at the same time, without needing to go…