Discussions
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Show the number of files per folder in Selective Sync, not only the size
The Dropbox desktop app has a limit on the number of files it can sync to a computer. When I signed in, the app told me "Dropbox can't sync over 500,000 files to this computer" and asked me to choose folders. But the Selective Sync window only shows the size of each folder, not how many files it contains. Size says very…
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Show whether “Copy Dropbox link” creates a view or edit link in Windows
In Windows, when I right-click a file in File Explorer and choose Copy Dropbox link, the link goes straight to the clipboard. Nothing shows whether it is a view link or an edit link.
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Make the Preferences and Selective Sync windows in the desktop app resizable
In the Dropbox desktop app for Windows, the Preferences window, Selective Sync and Manage hard drive space have a fixed size. They cannot be resized or maximised. With a large Dropbox, going through the folder lists in Selective Sync means a lot of scrolling in a small window, and longer folder names are cut off. It is…
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Can excel be edited on Dropbox without having a Microsoft account?
I have an excel file I want to share for collaboration with a friend who has a free dropbox account, but no Microsoft Office subscription. Can she edit it in excel (not google sheets) without having the subscription? Does it require her to add the folder (which I share) to her dropbox account or can she edit the excel by…
