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What can we do with ._ files? Should I delete them?
In every Dropbox folder we have duplicatie files with ._ in front. Recently: - we have used a SD card for storage (not anymore) - we have added a Windows computer to the sychronisation (before only Mac's). What can we do with these files? Can we hide or delete them? Thank you, Laura
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Dropbox with a UAC prompt every 10 minutes
hello, I get a very annoying UAC prompt to allow Dropbox to execute with admin privileges every 10 minutes. I having this issue in a week now. What to do? Steffen
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In the Event Manager, every second it shows " Failed to connect to the driver". What is this?
Hi, In Event Manager, every second it shows " Failed to connect to the driver: -2147024894, retrying in 1000 milliseconds¨ ID:320 (DbxSvc). Is there an update error or something else? Thank you!
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'This folder/file has properties that cannot be copied to new location' when using the desktop app
Can anyone help? I'm having trouble moving my files, I have Dropbox on my phone, tablet, home computer, work computer and work apartment but recently I've noticed If i try to copy a film for example, from my work computer to a colleagues hard drive or music to my usb flash for the car it says "this folder/ file has…
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How to link computer to existing Dropbox account?
For security reasons I've temporarily unlinked my computer from dropbox. Now I want to relink it but my computer is not shown in the list of devices in the security section of my dropbox account. So my files are not synced. Do I have to delete dropbox and install it all over again? Or is there a way to link my computer?
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Is Dropbox filling your Server's user profile hard drive? How to exclude across a Windows domain
Today i came accross an issue where our File Server partition for User Profiles became 99% full. As a server admin this is a problem, but we can't just go around deleting stuff we don't like the look of, and rather than talking to 100+ users i decided to use "TreeSize" to show me what are the largest folders and if there…
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"The Dropbox installer failed to start" error when trying to reinstall the desktop app
I moved some dropbox files from the C: drive to the 😧 and now i can't run the installer after i uninstalled Dropbox. Here is what happens:
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Illustrator files won't sync from my Mac computer to my PC, because of a hidden subfolder.
Illustrator files created on a PC will sync to dropbox.com and back to a MAC. Illustrator files created on a MAC will sync to dropbox.com but not back down to a PC. I've already check the 14 steps or so for path length, invalid characters, purge index cache, update dropbox, restart machine, etc. It appears to sync most…
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No internet connection error - when there is internet?
The desktop app says "No internet connection - Your computer is currently offline. PLease check your nework settings." But my comuter is NOT offline and there is most definitely internet - I can access any website through Explorer and Firefox and ALL other web-based applications are running fine?
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I've lost the update files for Windows 10. How can I download the zip file?
lost the update files for win 10
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How do I sync the My Documents folder with Dropbox?
I'd like to have the My Documents folder on my HP synced with Dropbox, so I have a backup in the cloud. But I can't figure out how to do it without having a copy of My Documents in the My Dropbox folder (i.e., having two copies of My Documents taking up space on my hard drive). I might be overlooking something simple, but…
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I'm getting a "Permission denied" error on Windows 10 and my files won't sync.
edit: look my last post for solution. -------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm running Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview Build 10565 and Dropbox v3.10.11. I have some files that are not getting synced, like 20 out of 32.000 files I have on my Dropbox folder. The error is permission denied. The…
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Can Dropbox support roaming profiles?
Everytime I post a request for Dropbox to start supporting Roaming Profiles on Windows 7/8 the message seems to get removed by a moderator. But when I search, there are alot of users asking for this. I would urge Dropbox to consider supporting roaming profiles as other solutions already are. And it is only a matter of time…
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How to delete Dropbox from one Windows account
I have two different Windows “accounts” that I can log onto my computer under. (Only one is supposed to have all my data folders, etc..) Don’t ask me why or how, but when I was setting up Dropbox I had some trouble and ended up setting it up under both accounts. I just figured out that when I’m logged onto my…
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My Dropbox app won't launch at startup, unless it has admin rights on Windows 7.
Windows 7 64bit For some reason dropbox doesn't start with startup anymore because it needs administrator rights to start. If I try running the app normally without administrator rights, nothing happens, I see the cursor change to waiting for a few secs and then nothing. But if I right click and "run as administrator" it…
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I can't activate the Dell 20GB Dropbox promotion.
Dell Promo 20GB not working even after reinstalling dropbox I just bought a dell and am trying to get the add'l 20GB space. There is a "Get 20GB disk space" notification but it says "Dropbox already installed. Try to uninstall and reinstall dropbox to redeem offer from Dell". Even after doing that it still isn't working…
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My desktop app on Windows keeps saying there's no internet connection.
I badly need help with my dropbox desktop client. This happened before and a simple uninstall/reinstall did the trick. Last week, the always connecting issue happened again. I tried reinstalling the client even to a newer version but it now says, "No internet connection". The issue first happened in my laptop. Thinking…
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I get an NSIS error saying "error launching installer", when uninstalling the desktop app on my PC.
Dropbox.com will not sync with Dropbox on my PC. Thought I'd uninstall Dropbox and start again. When I try and uninstall, I get an NSIS Error message saying"error launching installer" Any suggestions, help and advice greatly appreciated.
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The desktop app will only install after choosing "Run as Administrator", causing syncing issues.
On Windows 7, my account is the administrator account, yet I could only install dropbox by running the install file 'as administrator' (right-click > Run as Administrator). I received a warning when doing this saying that Dropbox may not work properly but I was forced to ignore it because there was no other way for me to…
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Why are my files taking so long to upload.
I've used 45gb of my 100 without issue. I've uploaded folders of 20gb in 3-4 hours. Trying to upload a folder that is 30gb. It is taking 24 hours. What is wrong? Windows 8.1. Norton Antivirus has Dropbox in allowed list. I've tried disconnecting and re-connecting. This has been going on for days now.