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Dropbox is using 605 GB of disc space in (user)/Library/Cloud Storage/Dropbox
My M2 MacBk Air, running Sequoia 15.7.7 had been running around 700 GB disc usage on its 1 TB HD. Recently is suddenly started giving me "Disc almost full" warnings. It's at 895 GB of 995 available and my "System Data" is a colossal 675 GB! (should be around 50 GB normally). After some hard searching, I found at:…
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Some online-only files have 0 bytes and no content on the desktop app and website.
I recently discovered that many, if not most, files in one particular folder are showing a file size of zero bytes, and opening them shows no content. It seems quite random as to which files are affected. The date created seems to make no difference. Hundreds of files are affected. It makes no difference whether I access…
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Version history is a right-click option for online-only files but not for offline ones on Mac
Files that aren't synced to my computer, if I right click on it, gives me the 'version history' option. Files that are synced don't give that option. on Mac
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The "share" button when trying to share a folder from the website or Finder is grayed out
I am trying to share a folder in Dropbox which I have done several times. I hover over the folder in the Dropbox website and click Share. The Add People box comes up and I have tried adding a name or an email address, and the Share button never becomes active. I am running Tahoe 26.5 on a Mac. I have tried restarting the…
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Finder context menu missing for Dropbox files on macOS
Hi everyone — after migrating from an iMac to a Mac mini 2024 (M4, 32GB), Dropbox sync works but Finder integration is gone. I first saw this on macOS Sequoia 15.5 and I’ve since updated to macOS Tahoe 26.1 with no change. Online-only files in my Dropbox folder show as 0 KB and download/open fine on double-click, but there…
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Getting a message stating 'DropboxUpdater will not open in a future release of macOS'
New Macbook here, upgrading from a 2019 Intel-based system; used Migration Assistant and everything seems fine. I'm getting a bunch of these warning pop-ups: Support Ending for Intel-based Apps This version of "DropboxUpdater" will not open in a future release of macOS. Learn how to update to an Apple silicon version. I…
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Files disappear from folders in Dropbox after I double click on them on Mac OS Tahoe 26.4.1
A very unusal behavious is happening with files in subfolders in my Dropbox. I'm using macOS Tahoe 26.4.1 on a MacBook Pro M1. For every file in any of the subfolders of my Dropbox folder, when I double click on a file to open it - any file - it simply disapears. Be it a shared folder or not. The file continues to exist in…
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Data marked as available offline is being switched to online-only mode; the download will take hours
A coding project that I had set to ‘available offline’ was switched to ‘online only’ overnight, even though the offline icon is still green. I can’t work on my project until it has been downloaded again. It’s already taken two hours to download the folder (approx. 1.2 GB).
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My Dropbox app (on macOS Tahoe 26.3) has been stuck indexing for a few days.
Application Affected Dropbox.app Device MacBook Air M3 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS Tahoe 26.3 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 242.4.7123 Question or Issue My Dropbox app is not syncing after update of macOS Tahoe 26.3. Message: Indexing…. (for some days now) All files have the cloud-symbol…
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Syncing icons are no longer visible in my Dropbox folder on macOS Sequoia
Hello, For some time now, the synchronization icons (the grey cloud, the green hook, etc.) are no longer visible on my Finder when I launch drop box. I'm on Mac Sequoia 15.3.1 and my dropbox version is 218.4.4348. I've tried several things but nothing works. My other users have the same problem. Has anyone managed to solve…