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Difference in using Dropbox.com VS File explorer VS dropbox app
I am having a ****** time understanding the differences in the 3 ways to login what one is best to use easiest to ; rename files/move folders/create new folders & subfolders ? do they all sync at the same time? Please explain each one
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Help understanding tagging, automation to organize files
I need help figuring out the best way to use tags in Dropbox, and about the auto organizing of folders and automation. I’m organizing a bunch of documents for a business that I have a bunch of seven folders and it needs to be corrected with a better system in place. I’ve read the online “help” but some examples / more in…
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moved files to a new folder and somehow the files were deleted
i moved a bunch of files into a new folder and then i went to check and they showed up as deleted. then i restored them but some would not restore i was using the web version
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Error that the file couldn't be opened when accessing Google sheets document online.
Hi, I'm encountering a problem while using Google sheets that's integrated with Dropbox. It used to be fine, but when I tried to open it today, the page refused to load and the message that I got is "File could not open. Try refreshing the page". I already tried to refresh the page several times, but it wouldn't work. I…
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I'm Having Issues Syncing Large Folders
I'm trying to use my Dropbox Plus account to backup some large folders on one of my ****** drives however I can't seem to get it to sync effectively. These folders will be updated regularly so I need them to actually sync. I'm using Windows 11 and some of these folders have many subfolders with everything organised, while…
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How do I see what is in my Dropbox account and how do I dictate what Dropbox tries to backup?
How do i see what is in my dropbox. And how do i dictate what dropbox tries to backup?
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Downloading ****** file from a shared folder
A person shared a folder with me with multiple files ~45GB each. When I try to download any of the files, they stop at ~15GB. Chrome doesn't give any errors, it shows the download as complete, Firefox shows a failed download. I tried to clear the cache, that didn't help. I tried to save one of the files to my account and…
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Dropbox Pro, sending large (50GB) files from external ****** drive to Dropbox
I'm on Dropbox Pro. I have about 1TB worth of video files on an external ****** drive which I need to send to a client. My plan was to ZIP them into 50GB chunks and upload directly via the web interface. No such luck -- the transfers always got stuck about 3/4 through with 15 minutes left to transfer. So I downloaded the…
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How to make Dropbox not change "date modified"?
I do not use Dropbox for ONE reason. There is no way to upload a file to Dropbox without Dropbox CHANGING the "date modified." I always sort my files by date modified, so this change which happens when backing up files to Dropbox wrecks my life. Could you imagine if all your photos on your phone in one instant changed to…
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Entering Password and the select box "Remember me"
Each time I log onto DropBox there is "Remember me" for password entering and I would like to know what it is for. Also how do I default setting not having "Remember me" selected. Thank you
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Save As M4A not working
Hi, I have several videos (*.mp4) saved in my Dropbox. Using the menu on the right, I can successfully save the files as *.mov, *.mp3 and *.wav. However, when I try saving the file as *.m4a it doesn't work. Loading appears at the bottom of the screen. Then Automatically saving your file as audio appears.... but it goes on…
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blurry pdf viewed from browser
I've had a pdf file stored on dropbox for years; it was perfectly clear, but now when viewed in the browser it is blurry, so much so that the text is not readable. It is clear when downloaded; the problem only occurs when viewed on dropbox in the browser. I found a similar thread from about 3 years ago…
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Issue when trying to download a 50 GB file from the website
Downloading a 50GB MOV file will complete the download incompletely. The file size is correct, but part of the file is 0x00 for 1024KB. Occurs when downloading multiple files at once with a browser download. 50GBのMOVファイルをダウンロードすると、不完全な状態でダウンロードが完了します。 ファイルサイズは正しいですが、ファイル内の一部が1024KB分 0x00となります。…
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"Failed to load request" error when selecting files on the Dropbox website
While selecting a file in dropbox file chooser, I am getting this error "Failed to load request". The image and the network tab API response are attached below. Can you please give any solution to this?
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Google Sheets & Slides crashes with Chrome browser
Hoping someone can help as Dropbox is saying this is a Chrome issue and can't resolve. My company uses Dropbox for files. I open excel & powerpoint files from dropbox.com to google sheets & slides. Once I start typing in the google sheets or google slides file, it immediately crashes Chrome. With Google Docs, this isn't an…
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.Zip folders never fully download
Hello Dropbox Community, I received over a dozen folders of hi-res photos sent to me via Dropbox. I cannot download the entire batch at once (zip file too ****** error message) and am trying to download each individually organized folder one at a time. To go through and download each photo within these folders would take…
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File request - empty page
Hi everyone, When I create a file request I can invite people via mail but the website ist empty and nothing is shown. I tested it on serval devices and different networks and browsers but the website is always empty. Any idea what's the problem here?
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How to download a WeTransfer directly into Dropbox?
Hi, I received a wetranfer file and I want to download it directly onto dropbox and not onto my ****** drive and the upload onto dropbox. Is there a way?
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Strange bug: "Unhandled Thrown Error!" using "Request Files" in Windows
Using Windows File Explorer, when we right-click inside a Dropbox-synched folder, and select "Request Files", the browser window opens with a 404 Not Found error. I have verified that the user is logged into Dropbox.com and also that the Dropbox Windows application is running and fully synched. Any help with this is…
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Editing in real time
Hi - from inside Dropbox Teams, I can access to edit all documents, however, I can not see, to edit anything in real time: if I open a doc.x and try to edit it inside Dropbox, it doesn't let me. If I try to click on Open in "Word for the Web" it won't allow mw on Safari bc of cookies (and it's confusing because it says…
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mov files changed during uploads to Dropbox
I belong to a forum [Removed as per Community Guidelines] and recently encountered a problem uploading a .mov file to a thread. The file uploaded but there was no video, only audio. I converted the file to .mp4, uploaded and all was well. I checked with someone else on the forum and he was able to upload .mov files and…
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Can see folders but not files: This file cannot be previewed because you are offline
* I have tried opening in Incognito. * I have downloaded the app and can see the files there * On a browser which is how I want to work - I cannot see the files suddenly * I have permission to view (not edit) * Another person who has permission cannot also but one who has permission can see the files * This only started…
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syncing Firefox FROM my iPhone TO my Windows 10 Pro PC
In trying to make two separate Firefox profiles via Firefox profiles 'create profile'. Well my current Firefox was replaced by a blank Firefox. No tabs, bookmarks, nothing. I have a recently synced Firefox on my iPhone. How do I get it FROM my iPhone ONTO my Windows 10 Pro PC?
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Dropbox create a new homepage on my browser
Hi - Last week I created a Dropbox account using Firefox on my Arch linux machine and from what I can see it all (Dropbox) works as advertise, except that now, when I boot my machine and fire up the browser, I am immediately directed to the Dropbox login page. I looked at my Settings and see my previous selection. So I…
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"Something Went Wrong on Our End"
I have been getting this message all morning. Is this happening to anyone else?
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'Something went wrong from our end' error on the web.
Since yesterday I can't acess my Dropbox account files from my home computer. So, the files in this computer are not yet updated because I made some alterations before from my work computer. However I have access to the files through the Iphone app. May anyone help me about this problem?. Thanks
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Show list of files in Dropbox
Hi, I'm new to Dropbox. I have DB basic but never used it on my laptop I got 2 years ago. Until now! An update has caused a factory reset on my laptop deleting all my documents which I can't get back. But there are some on Dropbox automatically saved. I never created a folder so there is one folder with all files in it. It…
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How can I convert an email thread to pdf?
Anyone know how to convert an email THREAD to pdf without having to do 1 communication at the time to pdf on the thread? Ugh….
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Image Zoom and Scale Default
I've noticed that the default image viewer setting has changed to 100% zoom recently, and I rely heavily on presenting extensive galleries of large images to clients and having the images default to "zoom to fit" was critical. Now I have to select "zoom to fit" for every single image in a folder when presenting them. Is…
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Preserving time-date stamps
When I download a file from my dropbox account, it gets a new time-date stamp. When I download a folder and extract the zipped folder, all the files get new time-date stamps. It's important for me to preserve the original time-date stamps. How can I retrieve my files and folders with the original time-date information they…