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My computer's downloads folder is located in Dropbox instead of inside my computer. As a result, my Dropbox is 132% full, which means that people can't share new documents with me. I don't want my computers downloads folder to be inside Dropbox; I want it to be on my computer. However, I can't find any settings to move it,…
There is nothing worse than not having access to your files when you’re out and about, or running out of space when you’re in the flow! Well, now we have great news, you can make your files online only so you can free up your hard drive space and always have access to your files. It’s all too easy to fill up your…
Need more room on your laptop? Or want your files ready when the Wi-Fi has other plans? Choosing between online-only and available offline can help. Why make Dropbox files available offline? Making a file available offline saves a copy on your device while keeping it in your Dropbox account. It uses device storage, but…
This thread ‘File corrupted and cannot be restored from the version history’ here on the Community got me thinking ... it reminded me of how important file recovery tools can be, especially when things go a bit sideways. So I thought I’d put together a quick guide on how to restore files using Dropbox, just in case you…
Hi everyone, I’m having two related issues with Dropbox on my Mac: When I right-click files and folders inside my Dropbox folder in Finder, the Dropbox options are missing, including “Make online-only” and “Make available offline.” The sync status checkmarks are also missing in Finder, so I cannot easily tell which files…
There was a software update of my machine to OS 27.0.1. The desktop app was running fine until I went to send a file and it I saw cloud icons next to each folder with the wording, "account not found". Its not even allowing a log in to the app, and no im not logged into the web client. I need to use this for work, now. Im a…
Out of the blue I'm having the good old recurring problems with *.idlk files getting locked by Dropbox idiotically trying to sync them. It's been fine for a couple of years for me, until it came back all of a sudden now. I tried setting up Ignore rules in the Dropbox ignore file - to no avail. The program stupidly keeps…
For the past few days, I've been unable to see items others have uploaded to a shared folder that I create. First, I create the folder. Then, I get a share link for others to edit the folder, which I copy and paste in an email to them. Third, I send them an email invitation directly to Dropbox. Of late, every time they say…
For the last few weeks dropbox doesn't start anymore on my old macbook running High Sierra. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling multiple times. I tried advanced reinstall with the terminal commands, but that didn't seem to remove all dropbox cache/pref files. I manually removed everything from the Library folder making…
I get it. I'm on a free plan, I only have 2GB, my files aren't gonna sync. But please stop pestering me about it. I don't plan on paying for a subscription anytime soon and I'd like to be able to use my computer without getting this constant popup.
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