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Online-only files won't open
My setup is: Windows 11 22H2, Dropbox v175.4.5569, no third-party antivirus or firewall I have my DropBox folder shared to a couple of different computers, most of these work fine and have done for years, however I have recently started having problems with my new laptop. The issue is that files that are currently online…
How to turn on dark mode on Windows desktop app
Hi, Can anyone explain how to enable the dark mode ON DESKTOP APP of Windows 11...it staus bright white...the Linux and Mac apps have dark mode why not Windows!? It's 2023! Thanks for any clarifications.
Desktop App won't start any more
My Desktop app will no longer start. I get this error window. The app still starts on my laptop, and the web version of dropbox works. I recently deleted some folders/files from my folder location to clear some space. Not sure if that had anything to do with it, but very frustrating. I'm attaching a screen grab of the…
The Dropbox APP doesn't sync files on Windows 11, and my computer freezes when I sync files.
When I open a file in the Dropbox app on my computer, it always shows that it is syncing, but Dropbox can't sync successfully all the time. And also, every time I sync the files, it freezes my computer. I have tried to install Dropbox on drive D of my computer, uninstall the firewall software, etc., and I have failed. And…
Couldn't Start Dropbox
After latest Dropbox updates I'm keep getting Couldn't Start Dropbox error no matter what I try as per advise(permissions, run as admin, etc...) including reinstalling dropbox. It worked fine for a day or so now I'm getting this error again - frustrating why good working product gets broken by updates. This is the last…
files appear on Mac and online, but not on PC
What am I doing wrong? I have a system of collecting these files for a writing comp. Download Word or PDF doc from emails, drag them from Downloads to Dropbox-->ParticularFolder (one of two) When I get 10 files in a folder, I then create a sub-folder, and share that with the 2 judges. So far, I have done this 4 times. No…
Dropbox symbol has a red square box
Hi there The Dropbox symbol shows a red square and I cant find a description. What does that mean? Dropbox says "alles auf dem neuesten Stand" (ie. all actualized) Thanks, André
Dropbox app is having trouble starting up
I'm trying to set up Dropbox on a new Win 11 machine. I tried using the loader online twice and off line installer. I uninstalled the app each time before trying again. Each time I get the little squares going around in circles. When I look at "Show hidden icons" and point to the Dropbox icon, I see a msg stating, "…
The Dropbox app shuts down when I right click on a document or folder on my PC
I have the DB App on my PC Windows. When I right click on a document or folder the App shuts down. Any suggestions. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I can do anything I need to do in the browser but not the app.
Files sync to Mac computers, but not to a Windows one
Has anyone experienced this. I have 5 devices on which I share my Dropbox. 4 are Apple and sync instantaneously. My recent purchase of a windows laptop will not sync all of my folders/files/documents. I’m not getting timely support from Dropbox it’s been almost a month of back and forth emails and still they offer no…
My online -only files take up space on my Windows device. Why?
I have an 8Tb drive where I store my dropbox files on my Windows computer and despite setting all files to be 'online only' as well as going to Dropbox preferences and setting select sync to not sync any folders I am still getting the message "Can't sync not enough free space". In my system settings it appears the files…
Does desktop application support Windows Vista?
Does desktop application support Windows Vista?
No more overlay icons in Windows Explorer
Since the las update to the Windows app this week, I don't see the overlay icons on any of my 3 computers, 2 Windows 10 and 1 Windows 11. I check the order onthe registry and is ok, with the Dropbox entries above. And now I see in Windows Explorer an status column with an icon con all the Dropbox content, like OneDrive. An…
"A JavaScript error occurred in the main process"
Initially Capture was working on a Windows 10 laptop, then I believe that the user attempted a reinstall of Capture without realizing it, and now the laptop is unable to run Capture: Javascript error "Uncaught Exception: Error: \\?\C:\Program…
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".)…
Dropbox desktop app (NOT S mode)
Everytime I try any link to download the dropbox desktop app, the only file I get is for S mode. I am NOT running in S mode. How do I get the regular desktop app for Windows? Every location I've been to results in the following file: dropboxInstaller.exe (658 KB) Anyone who can point me in the direction of the desktop app…
When I try to open my files within the Dropbox folder, Explorer crashes. I'm on Windows.
Hi there, First I introduce myself, I am Roberto from Spain, it is a pleasure to be here with you. I have never had any problem with the desktop version of Dropbox, but recently it is impossible to open files from the dropbox directory, on my windows 10 laptop. Every time I open the dropbox directory, the explorer crashes,…
Dropbox app menu cut off from bottom of the display in Windows
Very frustrating, especially since there is no 'open in app' anymore, it's all forced through windows explorer. Longtime dropbox PC user. Here's the gist: I click the dropbox Icon in the system notifications area, to open the dropbox interface. (Since, again, there is no native app). The "pause/resume synch" button is at…
Updates on Backup Beta — When/if does it become a permanent feature, or any known issues?
I'm a longtime Dropbox user, went thru the process of the legacy backup solution on my primary Windows 10 pc, and after initial problems it has been stable for literally years now. However, for other computers in my household I would rather avoid creating a non-standard pc, i.e. leave the system files (documents, desktop,…
Dropbox crashing randomly when clicking on it in file explorer
We have a user that is having a problematic issue with Dropbox installed on his Windows PC. When he accesses it through file explorer it will randomly crash and then close dropbox. There is no error that shows and there are no logs in either the Appdata or program files dropbox folder. We did some basic checks on windows…
"Make online only" option is missing, but "make available offline" option is available
Hi, I am struggling to make files "online only" on my laptop running in Windows 11 Pro (Version 10.0.22000 Build 22000). I have tried installing the Dropbox App with (with help from IT department) and without admin rights, both leading to the same issue that I am required to sync selected folders in my Dropbox Plus…
Trick DB into ReFS support?
I run a small(ish), high-performance dedicated file server for my small business. I'm switching the filesystem to ReFS for - among other things - its native support for SSD-accelerated tiered storage. Dropbox doesn't support ReFS yet, so I'm wondering if there's a way to cheat the system somehow. Put it on a dedicated NTFS…
Can Dropbox handle git repostories? ONLY as a secondary backup?
Hello, I have a script that copies my git repositories into Dropbox every 10 minutes. It only copies modified files. This includes .git subfolders folders as well as my code files. In total this is a 6 Gb directory with around 20,000 files. Is this okay? To be clear, I am not not hosting a .git repository on Dropbox, nor…
Tagging directly using File Explorer, but some files get an unspecified error, while others don't.
Hello, The company I work for uses Dropbox to share a lot of photos with each other, however, we have implemented a tagging system that is based in file explorer (we don't use the dropbox tagging at the moment). Usually, this works pretty well - when I tag something saved in dropbox (but still tagged via file explorer), my…
cli_link_nonce?nonce link doesn't let me signin
I know this error has been reported numerous times but... I'm not on basic and this link worked a few weeks back when I reinstalled OS on my PC and now I'm setting up another one. [Removed as per Community Guidelines] is not working >Invalid URL. Please check your client for a new one. Is there an issue with Dropbox server…
Shared folder not syncing.. HELP
Hey all... done this a million times, client shares their folders with me and they auto sync to my Windows dropbox app, so i can work locally. However, it's not working this time. No matter what i search for, there is no option to 'add to folder'. It's worked ok on my Mac, but my windows won't add them. Any help? Thanks
How to Stop Dropbox from Changing my Right Click Menu in Pictures Folders
This drives me nuts and the only way I can overcome the many unwanted Dropbox options in the Windows 11 right click menu is to ****** Dropbox in the task manager. Then I get a normal menu with the regular options I actually find useful. I particularly miss "Open With" and running Dropbox eliminates it. Killing Dropbox…
How Do I Use Dropbox on Windows 11 with a local User account?
When I set up my Windows 11 computer, it created an Administrator Account (called "Owner"). I put the Dropbox folder directly under the C drive instead of under C:/Users/Owner so that it would be accessible to all users on the computer. I just created a local standard account (called "MyUser") that I sign into separately.…
Unable to copy from a Dropbox only folder to my laptop - error code 0x80070780
Hi, I have an archive which exists on Dropbox only (so not a backup synchronized with my PC). When I now try to copy anything from this Dropbox folder to the laptop, I get error code 0x80070780 and the copy fails. I have already rebooted, and run SFC. The PC has Windows 11. How do I solve this?

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