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Thanks for your post, @"g_m_d"! Do you mean you’d like to create a link/shortcut to another folder on the Dropbox website the way it’s described here? As for your Finder, you should be able to do this by right clicking on the folder in question and selecting the “Make Alias” option; you can then drag the alias of your…

Welcome back to our forum, @"Xavier Montaner"! Can you clarify the syncing status and app version of your Dropbox app? Is this something that started happening now for the first time or did you face similar issues with Dropbox and Lightroom in the past? Let me know more info.

Welcome aboard the Community, @"NMars"! Which Dropbox platform did you use to upload those files? If it’s the Dropbox website for example, there’s an option to cancel the upload (from the pop-up Uploads window at the bottom right corner of your browser). Otherwise, you can also refresh the tab where Dropbox is open and the…

Thanks for posting this here, @"BoxedInn"! To select your already established folder on your drive, after signing in and choosing which folders to sync, and before you click the “Open my Dropbox folder”, you should see an “Advanced Settings” link. When you click it, you can choose the parent folder of the already…

Thanks for the screenshots, @"RobinH" and welcome to the forum, @"infinitejester00". Can I log two tickets for each one of you and investigate further?

Hey @"SK90", hope you don’t mind if I jump in. As Rich has also mentioned here, if no one else is using the database when you access it, and it’s not open on another device either, you should be OK (we can’t guarantee anything though).

Hey @"JLarson75". Thanks for the screenshot and sorry to jump in. When saying there were files moved from your Desktop that you can’t move back, are you referring to files that were located within the backed up Desktop folder of your computer? If yes, what do you see when trying to move them back to their original place?…

Hey @"Sguaraus", can we log a ticket for you and check this further? We can contact you at the email address you see here.

Thanks for reporting this, @"bakken". To clarify, the “Move” option is missing on all browsers, correct?

Sorry to hear the issue’s back, @"dplam". Out of curiosity, if you download a couple of files from your Dropbox account online and save them to a different directory on your computer, are you able to open them? I’d also like to know the current syncing status and app version of your Dropbox app. Finally, can you send a…

anonymous, I see you’ve already logged a ticket with our support, so our team will reply to you as soon as possible and check this further. @"Shawna PLG", can I log a ticket for you as well and look into this internally?

Thanks for the screenshot! At the moment, it’s not possible to hide the name of the Dropbox account indeed. However, I’ve passed your comments to our team to be taken as feedback. You can also post an idea here about this (please check out our guidelines, too). A workaround I can suggest in the meantime is to change the…

Hey @"Paulo Torres"! Thanks for your post. Can you clarify what you mean when saying your Dropbox license has expired on that computer? As for your backup, have you checked your Backups page online? What’s the status of the backup and can you see all of your files there? Feel free to send me a screenshot, too. Let me know,…

Thanks for posting this on our Community, @"RobinH"! First off, I’d like a screenshot of the options you see when trying to move the folder back to its original place. I’d also appreciate one more screenshot of the error you’re getting when trying to copy the folder over. Are you experiencing the same behavior on different…

Thanks for posting on the forum, @"daveyp". To clarify, do you mean that you’re unable to create new folders/move them from your root Dropbox to another location both on the website and the desktop app? Are you receiving any errors when trying to move them? If yes, feel free to send a screenshot, as well. Let me know when…

Hey @"Pookeyblow". From what I understand, you’re not seeing the Dropbox icon in your menu bar and the desktop app isn’t running/syncing, correct? If you open your Finder > Applications folder and double click on the Dropbox app from there, do you see the Dropbox icon again after a few seconds, along with the Dropbox…

Thanks for the extra info! To clarify, this is only happening when working with .ols files, correct?

Hi @"Kalak", and thanks for posting on our Community. Did you unplug and plug the external drive again and still nothing? Can you send me two screenshots of what you see here and here? Keep me in the loop.

Hey @"Algorithm"! Hope you’re well. First off, can you clarify the OS version of your computer(s)? I’d also like a full screenshot of the error you’re getting on your end. Are there any other third party apps accessing your files? Let me know, and we can take a look.

If you check the syncing status of your Dropbox app this way, what does it report?

Hey @"oreosmeow"! Hope you’re well. When saying that you need to reinstall the Dropbox app each time for the Dropbox icon to appear, do you mean that you completely uninstall it first and then reinstall it? Or do you just go here to download it without removing it first? If the latter, please uninstall it next time this…

Sorry to hear this, @"keithrnorris". What’s your OS version, as well as Dropbox app syncing status and app version? Did you notice this issue after a specific update? Have you tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling the Dropbox app?

Hey John! Hope you don’t mind if I jump in. Since the Dropbox folder under ~/Library/CloudStorage doesn’t seem to be currently syncing to your online account, you can go ahead and delete it indeed. However, as Hannah mentioned above, you’ll need to double check if you updated any files within it after reinstalling the…

I see. If you right click on the Dropbox icon instead, do you see any options then? If yes, feel free to send me a screenshot. Other than that, have you restarted your computer since the issue occurred?

Hey @"SandraSim"! What’s your Dropbox app’s syncing status and app version? Do you mean that you can no longer see the Dropbox icon in your system tray/menu bar?

Graham, If you find again the folder you want to delete in your Member folder and hover over it, do you see a button with 3 dots on its right side? I’ve attached a screenshot as well of how the button should look like: If you click on this button with the 3 dots, you should be seeing an option to delete the folder among…

@"jp213", what’s the current syncing status of your Dropbox app, as well as its app version? I’d also like to know the OS version of your device to check this further.

Hi @"__sarah__", sorry to hear you’re having this issue. As mentioned here, the grey X icon you’re seeing is a Windows icon and not a Dropbox one. However, it usually indicates there’s a syncing issue between the file and Dropbox. When you disabled computer backup, did you follow these steps? If yes, was your Dropbox app…

Thanks for your post, @"alee007". Rest assured that Dropbox employees can’t access your files or see their contents. As for your security concern, you can see more details here and here on how Dropbox keeps your files secure. Let me know if I can be of more help, though.

Glad to hear it, @"tina tang"! Don’t hesitate to reach back, if you need something else.