-
When I try to remove the Dropbox app from my computer I lose access to my desktop folders
Removing Dropbox from my computer is proving to be a nightmare. My computer Operating system is Windows 10. I have managed to un sync from my account and deleted all the folders concerned in my Dropbox account. On my computer the Dropbox folder is located C:\Users\dough\Dropbox and it contains a "PC" folder in which…
-
Dropbox Sync Windows 10 Not Working Anymore
For about half I year I have persistent issues relating to dropbox trying to sync between 20k and 100k files (the total size of the latter is currently estimated to be about 4mb, which doesn't even make sense seeing that the block size of NTFS is 4kb...so something is broken). This number does not go down. No changes get…
-
"Couldn't start Dropbox" error after Windows 11 install
After upgrading to windows 11, I cannot start Dropbox. "Couldn't start Dropbox" is the error. I have checked Security software to make sure it is not blocking it (no sign that it is), reinstalled Dropbox, and rebooted several times. Nothing has cleared the error. I can get to Dropbox via the browser. bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox…
-
Dropbox File/folder and Syncing Icons Size
Hi there Am running Windows 11 Pro; When I click the Dropbox Icon in my toolbar I get File/folder and Syncing Icons that are too huge that I cannot see my Account Icon or get to preferences and so on... See screenshot below. Your help will be highly appreciated. Thank you!
-
Files stuck "downloading", PC not syncing, CPU overloading!
A couple of days ago I noticed that my Dropbox sync was "downloading 11 files" for a long time. I could not figure out which files (because there's apparently no direct way to do so) but I went looking for blue or red sync icons. I couldn't really find anything because the icons would not all appear; windows explorer kept…
-
Windows 11 - device not supported message
After upgrading to Windows 11, dropbox constantly consumed a lot of energy (taskmanager). I uninstalled dropbox and installed the Dropbox S-mode app by mistake. I also uninstalled this. Then I downloaded the normal dropbox app (148.4.4519). After installation I got the error message "Your computer is not supported" when…
-
Dropbox Preferences hangs when trying to change folder location
I decided to partition my ****** drive and want to move the dropbox folder to the new partition (from C: to E:). Every time I try to move the folder using Dropbox Preferences, it just spins, and I get "Not Responding" in Task Manager. I'm running Windows 11 on a new MSI laptop. Has anyone else had this happen? Were you…
-
How to Change Location of Local Dropbox Folder, Win11 Home.
I am running Windows 11 Home Edition, NOT in S mode. I want to free up space on my c: drive by moving my local Dropbox folder to my d: drive. When I try to open the Dropbox app to look for the Sync tab, it doesn't work. A new file explorer window opens instead. There are no sync settings to be found. I have run the…
-
Bug: icon moves back to the taskbar corner overflow after rebooting PC
Hello, I am running Windows 11 enterprise and the Dropbox icon never stays in the taskbar corner after a reboot. When I restart my laptop it moves to the taskbar corner overflow. On the "taskbar corner overflow" list (see settings -> personalization), there are two Dropbox icons. One shows version 147.3.4761 when you…
-
What is DropboxOEM?
I'm on Windows 10. I never used the Dropbox app, and this file Appdata/Roaming/DropboxOEM has 20 gigabytes of data in it. I want to know what data Dropbox is putting on my computer.
-
Windows 11 and Dropbox
Is there any reason not to upgrade from Windows 10 to 11 with respect to Dropbox? Will it be seamless, or might I encounter problems with Dropbox after installing Windows 11? Anything I should be aware of about using Dropbox before I install Windows 11? Thanks.
-
System icon disappears from Taskbar (Windows 10 Pro)
There's a few topics on this already, but none with my specific issue. Dropbox app is definitely installed on my Surface Pro and I am actively using it throughout each day. However, the Dropbox icon keeps removing itself from my system tray. Looking at Taskbar Settings > Select which icons appear on the taskbar ...Dropbox…
-
Excel file downloaded from Dropbox does not open
I have recently started experiencing the following (on a Windows 10 Enterprise, Version 20H2 and OS build 19042.1526 machine). When I download an Excel file from Dropbox and want to open it locally (MS Office365 Excel app in Windows 10), I first started receiving the error message that the file cannot open in protected…
-
permissions error
iMac 2017 MacOS Monterey 12.0.1 Dropbox was working great until a few days after installing Monterey 12.0.1 The Dropbox app will no longer load on my menu bar. After it tries I get a pop up " Couldn't start Dropbox. This is usually because of permissions error. Storing your home folder on a network share can also cause an…
-
Slow sync on Mac M1
Hi, Switched to a MacBook with the M1 (****** Sur 11.4, Dropbox V126.4.4618). I am experiencing extremely slow sync rates. I've tried: - Rebooting the machine - Rebooting the router - un/reinstalling dropbox Still taking days to sync file - basically it's in a perpetual sync mode. It no longer shows how many files, or…
-
Windows 10: renamed user folder (added "_"; now Dropbox only starts when run as Administrator
I renamed my Windows 10 Home account by replacing a space ("AJ Ho") with an underscore ("AJ_Ho"), and now the Dropbox desktop program only starts up when I select the "Run as Administrator" option on my local account. How can I get Dropbox to start up normally? Uninstalling and reinstalling the Dropbox program doesn't fix…
-
Dropbox doesn't sync symbolic links anymore
Hi, until this summer I was able to sync folders outside Dropbox using simbolic links. I just tried again to sync a folder with this tricky method and it's not working. I tried to create simbolic link with normal and admin user rights, I tried to sync a folder in another disk partition, it just doesn't work anymore. The…
-
Annoying popup: "Delete -filename- from your Dropbox account and all devices?"
Two or three times a week at precisely 7am, I get a popup from Dropbox asking if I want to delete a particular file from Dropbox and everywhere else. There are two or three different filenames that rotate through this message depending on the day. I don't know why it keeps asking me this. I don't want to delete any files,…
-
Make DropBox more accessible with Windows SUBST command...
Did you know that you can "Make DropBox more accessible with Windows SUBST command..." Add the DropBox windows App and then use the SUBST command from the CMD prompt to make your DropBox folders more accessible: My DropBox work folder is: C:\Users\MyWindowsUserName\Dropbox\Work So, I type: CMD SUBST W:…
-
What is .dropbox.device?
Hello! I found a hidden file called .dropbox.device on a disk partition of one of my internal ****** drives. Can someone please demystify this file for me? I would like to know exactly what this is and what it's used for. Given all previous user accounts of this file, I know it is created by Dropbox. I will post some…
-
Dropbox app is constantly creating desktop.ini files - how can I disable this?
As per the title; the latest dropbox is now generating desktop.ini files pretty much as soon as they're deleted (they were recreated only on dropbox starts earlier, so a delete upon startup was all I needed). This is detrimental for me; how can I disable this behaviour? They are pretty meaningless files, too, this is all…