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How can I move multiple files using the Dropbox site?
I'm sorry, but I put this in the wrong thread. I have been looking for a solution to moving multiple files on the web app. I'm not using a phone or a tablet, just a web interface. When I sellect multiple files, the ellipses change to eyes for viewing the files (which makes no sense when multiple files are selected). I feel…
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Unable to Upload files
I am using Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.2 and Firefox 57.0.1. When I go to the Dropbox website and try to upload a file, I select the upload button, then choose that file that I would like to upload. (a file and not a folder), there isnt a Start Upload button....When I click on the upload button again, nothing happens. What am…
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Is there a way to choose whether .zip files are previewing on the Dropbox website?
I'm a long time Dropbox user and today I went to check if some older links were still active that I had sent to a cleint. Most of the files are send out are zipped for various reasons. It seems that Dropbox will now unzip zipped files in the web browser so the end user can see what's in the zipped file. Is this true? Is…
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Download from Dropbox.com directly to Hard Drive
I need to COPY a ton of video and photo files from Dropbox.com to an external hard drive. Is there ANY way to do this without downloading to my local dropbox first? I don't have enough space to do that. Thanks in advance for any support.
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Fake activity?
Yesterday I uploaded a movie file to Dropbox for some friends to download. Immediately after, I decided to check from a browser that wasn't logged in, to see what it would look like for them if they didn't have a Dropbox account. I was shocked to discover, under “Activity”: “Patricia Johnson downloaded this file” and…
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Downloading large files gives me an error
I'm having trouble downloading anything over 2GB. It seems like its downloading but when it comes to decompression stage it errors saying the network connection was lost. So then I have to go into the folder and download 6 images at a time which is very annoying and time consuming. How do I fix this (I am in Australia).…
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Word Online keep saying that it cannot "save automatically"
When I try editting a .docx file with Word Online, the message "Couldn't save automatically..." keeps appearing and all my progress gets lost. Is there any way to solve this problem?
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Pdf not opening in Adobe when using Dropbox online
I have installed adobe acrobat reader DC, linked my dropbox account to it, and change the default program to open pdf files to adobe, but when I try to open a pdf from Dropbox online, it still opens in my edge browser (windows 10.)
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Syncing a folder directly on to Dropbox.com without using the Dropbox App on the PC
I have already a Selective Sync set on my PC to Dropbox for certain folders. However, I want to keep operating a separate external drive directly to dropbox.com without the use of the Dropbox App because I want to avoid all those files to end up on my PC file explorer (limiting my memory capacity) as is the case when using…
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Saving documents from Dropbox to my computer
I have searched for how to save a document from dropbox to my computer and it says download as first step but I don't have that as an option for "save as". Only option under save as is to "rename file"... Help please.
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Can I change the bandwidth settings to help with download speeds from the website?
I am using the Web version of Dropbox on a new Mac Air and the download speeds are terrible for even small files. I don't mean just slow, I mean unusable. I've read that you can change the bandwidth but I don't see a network option in preferences. What can I do? Dropbox is the only app I have download problems with so it…
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How to open Password protection for .pdf files and folders.
How do I open Password protected zip for .pdf file? I cannot see any link in the software that allows me to open the file. Thanks!
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Duplicate Folder contents
hello, I have a large amount of music, in folders by artist and subfolders by album, on an external hard drive that I would like to copy to my Dropbox. Some of them are already on my Dropbox but may not be updated. How do I upload folders with the same name as ones already there, updating to include new songs/albums,…
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Can I permanently delete all items from the deleted files page?
Problem: there's no easy way to empty your trash. Solution: add an empty all deleted files button. Please don't make me go through each file individually if I want to empty them.
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I accidentally dragged the Dropbox icon into Chrome, are my files now public?
I have accidentally dragged my dropbox icon onto google chrome, it created an index(Links) on chrome webpage. Are my files public? I deleted the browser history in the hopes the index (Links) would dissapear, but how do can I check if my documents are infact still private and not on google?
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How can I view my photos like a gallery?
There used to be a feature to view your pictures in gallery. What happened to that? I can't find it anymore :( . Something like this. https://www.google.com/search?q=smile&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi8zKKRhv_cAhVCrlkKHUF2DHoQ_AUICigB&biw=1536&bih=709
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I'm not able to scroll through photos in my Dropbox account online, any ideas?
Hi, I can see there was discussion that this was a system wide problem that has evidently been fixed. It has not been fixed for me. I can't reply on the dropbox solution, and nothing allows me to scroll from picture to picture. I literally have to look at a picture then hit the return arrow to go back to my entire folder…
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How to transfer a photo from Dropbox to a website
I do not understand how to add a photo I have taken and use it to attached the image to a website (show my homework). So I have the image on Dropbox, and I have the other website and on the other website it says attached a image from Dropbox, so I picked the images I wanted and pressed choose but I did not transfer. By the…
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Seeing starred files in shared folders
So I recently took some images for someone and because we live in different cities I chose this platform to share the images. I shared the folder with her and had her star the portraits she liked. Problem is I can't see them. Is there a way for me to see the starred items?
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How can I rearrange photos in a folder into the order I need?
I am hoping this is an operator error as I am a novice at Dropbox. I have a folder created with 37 selected wedding pictures to share with the printing company I need to rearrange from the time date stamp into a specific order as the photos weren't taken in chronological order and for the life of me I can't figure out how…
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Mixed lowercase and case-preserved folder names
Things look fine in the site, but when I download a zip many folders come as sort of duplicates, one with the original name and one with the name converted to lowercase. As far as I can tell, newer files tend to end up in these all-lowercase folders, but there are exceptions. As I'm using Linux, folders get created with…
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How can I find the total number of files in a folder?
Boy, am I disappointed with Dropbox. I assumed that each folder would display the number of files in that folder, without me jumping through all kinds of hoops. This seems not to be the case, however... Did anyone come up with a nifty solution to this problem?
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How can I find empty subfolders without opening all folders (I have a lot of nested folders)
I have a lot of folders nested in folders (sometimes nested in nested folders). I suspect some of them are empty. Is there a way to do that without having to open each folder separately to get to the subfolders? I tried sorting on size using the direction you posted to Avik on 5/15/19 at 2:49- but that doesn't help. Thanks.
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How to sort folders first, then files?
When using Dropbox.com, subfolders are sorted below any loose files. Is there a way to flip this so the folders sort first like in Windows Explorer?
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Faster way to download
I have more than 50,000 photos uploaded from my mobile to dropbox. So my default Camera download folder (which autosync with my phone) is big and heavy. To download them into my Desktop, i have to click the corner of each image, one at a time. Is there a faster way to select a bunch of 50 images and download at one go? Can…
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Can I upload multiple folders at once?
Good morning: Is there a way to upload more than one folder at once? For example, I am trying to upload ten folders from Word into drop box and I was hoping to upload the ten folders at once and not one at a time. thank you.
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Why do I need a license to edit Word and Excel files now?
So this just happened today. I can't create new Word or Excel files, nor can I edit existing ones. There is now a paywall that says I need a commercial Office 365 version. Um what? Working for an org that has a number of remote colleagues, we rely on being able to share and collaborate on our in-progress work. Having to…
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Driver download file only downloads a PDF, not the driver.
I purchased a Bluetooth USB adapter. It would not install and kept making PC crash. Found a URL that was supposed to take me to a download site. For some reason, it sent me to Dropbox. The options to download are there, and the word "driver" is mentioned, but the only thing I could download was a PDF, not the actual…
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Download pdf including comments
Hi we have commented on pdf in the Dropbox comment section. How do u download the pdf including Dropbox comments?
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Cancelling an upload
By mistake my Dropbox started to upload my whole desktop, instead of the folder I thought (and still think) that I marked. Now I can't find a way to cancel the upload, and it says it will take several hours. Is there anything I can do to cancel the upload immediately? I have a Mac, by the way ...