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new computer vs old computer
i bought a second computer which i've installed dropbox on. I'm still using my old computer for different purposes and i don't want it to have access to dropbox as i will be deleting files on there that i don't want to then have automatically deleted on the new computer. Can i simply uninstall db on the old computer?
uploading images
Can anyone tell me when I upload photos, it says Only You. What does that mean
Can't upload a .odt file (Libre Office) from Disk Drive (SanDisk/480 GB) to Dropbox
I can't upload an .odt file (Libre Office/Linux) from Disk Drive (SanDisk/480 GB) to Dropbox. Why?
Dropbox is creating files in my folders
These 0KB files just keep appearing in my folders. Any reason why? How do I/you stop this please? David
Moving Dropbox folder blocked
I have been on a bit of a journey with Dropbox since I upgraded to 2T. I initially synched about 300GB from an external drive to the C: drive by mistake. I seem to have that resolved. Then I moved the Dropbox folder to the external drive in the hope that if my previous problem recurred the files would end up there and not…
The 3-day Syncing Fever on MAC 12.6 w 4TB
First off, I am indebted to Dropbox as it saved me last year when our house was hit by lightning. I had everything on DB for travel convenience (travel laptop vs tower) so I lost nothing. It took 5 days to resync but I was grateful to have nothing lost. About once per month, my DB gets sick and cannot get out of bed. It…
Stuck on Indexing and Cannot access any files on mac
Hi, I am having an issue where dropbox is stuck on indexing. I recently upgraded to the new version (mac) and I have had all sorts or problems since. I added my music library and it started syncing then seemed to stop. I left if for a couple days but nothing changed. I restarted my computer and it looked like it was…
Transfer files from Google Drive to Drop Box
Is it possible to transfer files from Google Drive to Dropbox with the advanced plan? How can I do it?
Can't upload - no error messages, it's just stuck on "uploading"
I have plenty of space but I can't get a single file to upload. No error, it just shows "uploading" but it never changes from 0.
Dropbox on my Mac does not sync with my account in Dropbox.com
I use Dropbox for web storage. [I do not have and DO NOT WANT the Dropbox desktop app; it pretty much destroyed my computer by hiding all my files in the Library, and I'm still trying to recover from that. So, I do not have a Dropbox icon in my menu bar or in my Applications folder and cannot tell you what version I'm…
Dropbox folder to new laptop
Hello, I have purchased a new laptop and I want to transfer all data in the dropbox folder from my old laptop to the new laptop. I can unlink my dropbox account on my old laptop and then log in on the new laptop. The files are then synchronized again. But this process takes days. Can this be done in another way? Can I move…
REMOVING SmartSync icon from Mac Finder
Hi, everyone -- with Dropbox's move to Apple's FileProvider API, I find the green circle/white checkmark icon to be redundant and frankly, a bit ugly. I'd love to be able to hide this icon when syncing, but for the life of me, can't find out how to do it. I've gone into the app and found the appropriate .icns file, renamed…
Files not syncing on a Dropbox folder on a server
Hello all, Two or three weaks ago dropbox decided to remove symlinks, and we have to move all our files to a new 4TB disk that is mounted on our main server (Ubuntu System). We follow the protocol and now we have a 4TB EXT4 directory as main folder for our Dropbox. We are a company that have 2 accounts, some folders and…
How do you stop automatic uploading of pictures & videos when you plugin a phone to a PC?
How do you stop automatic uploading of pictures & videos when you pugin a phone to a PC? I've read the article on how to do this, but I can't find the 'Preferences setting' in any drop down menus like they say. I don't want to use Dropbox for this. It's just not accessible enough.
desktop disappeared on macbook
Hi. I've installed "Clean my Mac" applications and (I don't know how) after a scan of the system I've discovered that my desktop (all the folders) disappeared. They all are in my Dropbox account and it's impossible for me to bring them back because of missing permissions. I know that i can use all of them by Dropbox but i…
Files available in the cloud only
Hi, The other day I noticed that all of my files were only in the cloud. I looked at the settings to see if something was changed, and as I expected, all sync settings were fine. I clicked on the "cloud" symbols next to the folder names, and everything was downloaded. A couple of hours later same thing. I did it again. So…
Shared Files NOT Showing Up for Everyone only the owner.
Our owner is sharing folders with us that DO NOT show up for everyone. They ONLY show up for him, although everyone SHOULD have access. Have never had a problem with this until recently. Need to fix ASAP.
Transferring photos to Dropbox
I’ve tried to search how to transfer photos from apple to Dropbox but only articles on transferring from Dropbox which is odd. Im frustrated with limited organization functionality on photos. I want to keep my work life and personal separate but I can’t do that with photos. I don’t want my library to have work photos in…
I have a raw photo on my iPhone, that I need to upload to Dropbox, but the MB change.
Hi. New here. I have a raw photo from my iPhone that I want to share with someone. When I transfer it over to Dropbox it goes from 87MB to 16MB. How do I upload and transfer the whole photo?
"Syncing…" doesn't stop
MacOS, Ventura, Dropbox 177.4.5399. My Dropbox has been showing the "sync" badge for 24 hours now. At the bottom of its menu, it says just "Syncing…". No file count, just that one word. It seemed to start when I added a folder to my Dropbox folder (in ~/Library/CloudServices) and created a soft link (ln -s) in it to a…
The Badge shows a file was edited 420 years ago
Is anyone else having issues with Badge, randomly showing "<user> last edited this file 420 years ago". it seems to affect both mac and windows users and appears to be random- in that we can't link it to a prticular folder/file or user. Dropbox said they were investigating but have not come back with any explanation.…
Others can't see my shared folder updates
Hey Guys, I´ve a strange Problem: So we have a folder since 2013 and all of a sudden, everybody else can still see and work with it, but im out alone, i can still see the folder and work with it, but nobody can see my stuff and i cannot see theirs. For me it came out of nowhere, i cant remember changing anything in the…
The following characters are not allowed: angle brackets \ / : ? * " | ERROR Dropbox File Request
I keep getting the error "The following characters are not allowed: angle brackets \ / : ? * " |" when trying to create a folder for File Request, but I am not using those in my file name at all. Any suggestions?
I use long path file names (greater than 260 characters). Is there a reason to reduce them?
I have a few hundred files with paths that are more than 260 characters. However, I have Windows 10 set to enable long file paths (greater than 260 characters), and my experience is that Dropbox will properly sync files with paths greater than 260 characters. Assuming this is the case, would there be any reason to take the…
iPhone and iPad dropbox app not updating.
I have been using dropbox on my iPhone 2021 and iPad 2021, without any issues for years. In the last month I have been having problems with files and folders updating. I have downloaded the latest iPhone app and resigned in. But new folders are missing and files are missing. Also I have clicked the folder as 'make…
not all camera uploads not showing in photos iphone app
Hi Not all, but some of my camera uploads from my iphone are showing in the photos section of the app and online. I use the ios app as normal and it shows that they are uploading. They all upload into the camera uploads section but only a few of them are showing in the photos section. I have deleted and re-downloaded the…
Can't put the folder on an external drive on MacOS
I chose dropbox just because it gets on an external disk, can't anymore? I'm totally frustrated, last year 3 months didn't work at all for MacOs ..
Storage size on app different from desktop
Hello, I have the family plan. On the browser, it shows that I have 181.77 MB of 2 TB space available. However on the desktop app it's showing that I only have 57.7GB available. I am not being able to download more than that 57.7 GM on desktop app. How do I fix this? Thanks, Wali
upload of file from word
I am new in this, so I guess this is a very simple question: How do I upload documents from wordfiles to dropbox?
My Dropbox desktop app doesn't sync
I installed Dropbox on Windows 11. It hasn't synchronized files from the PC to the server for a month. Also, if I upload directly to folders on Dropbox.com, the files don't automatically download to my PC. I also downloaded the latest version of Dropbox but the problem didn't go away. How can I solve?

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