Rich Super User II

@"ahmed maher" wrote:How can I see the complete activity? If that's not possible, is it possible to see the complete history (times, dates, IP address) of the times my account opened one of my own files? I need to see my account's activity back in the fall of 2016. There's no option available for that. Only what you see on…

@"neil10" wrote:Hi, is dropbox S mode a cut down version? ... My usual access, although alloows me to view, doesnt allow edit. I tried to reinstall and seem only to have the S mode version available? Think of Dropbox for S Mode as a mobile Dropbox client. It doesn't sync files the same way as the full desktop application…

@"Mike77" wrote:Help link ... not working: https://www.dropbox.com/bad_files_check This is a known issue. Dropbox is aware of it but has no ETA on when the Bad Files Check will be available again.

@"shadecat" wrote:The people I share it with report that when they click the link it is only 15 minutes. Is there a file size limit for a free account? That's expected on a Basic account. People can preview the first 15 minutes. To see the video in its entirety, they need to download and play it on their computer. *…

@"MKelly1" wrote:When i share a link to a video people can only view the first 15 minuites of the video even though i can see the whole video on Dropbox. That is the expected behavior. In order to see the entire video, they'll need to download and play it on their computer. Refer to the following help article for more…

@"ljp319" wrote:I got this error 400 when i visited link: [link removed by moderator] anybody has idea? Contact the owner of the link. The file might not be available anymore.

@"spherious" wrote:i share a file, enter the address of the recipient, set it to view only, enter a message and send it. Sharing a file with view-only access is different from sharing a link to a file. Sharing with view-only access requires the recipient to have a Dropbox account, and the file will sync to their own…

The only unlimited plan on Dropbox is the Business Advanced plan, which is $20 per user per month, with a minimum of 3 users. * https://www.dropbox.com/plans

@"Patience111" wrote: How can I stop screenshots from being uploaded to Dropbox? Disable the option in Dropbox Preferences: * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/photos/screenshots

@"ssoper" wrote:I found another article that informed me the limit for Excel spreadsheet files is 5GB ... 5 MB, not 5 GB. This is a Microsoft limitation for opening files within Excel Online, and nothing to do with Dropbox. * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/third-party/microsoft-office-faq

The issue is likely due to the fact that adding ?dl=1 to the end of a share link causes a redirect to a different URL. If your game server can't handle the redirect properly, you won't be able to host the file on Dropbox. Also, keep in mind that Dropbox was not intended to host live game files like that. It's a file sync…

@"Rscara" wrote:Yes, the app has always been required, but before it would simply create a folder that you could access via windows explorer as any other folder and it worked great, now i'm stuck accessing everything only through the app. Did you install the application from the Dropbox website, or though the Microsoft…

@"Rscara" wrote:Is it still possible to use Dropbox on PC without the app by browsing the dropbox folder in windows explorer as it was before? The Dropbox application has always been required. Without it, the Dropbox folder on your computer wouldn't exist and there would be no sync functionality. If you're referring to…

@"RonBuck" wrote:Whenever I insert an SD card into my Mac, I get a popup asking if I want to upload images to Dropbox. ... how can I disable this popup? Disable the Camera Uploads feature. * https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/photos/camera-uploads-overview

@"David S.178" wrote:What are "not added" shared files and folders? They are shared folders that you removed from your Dropbox without removing your access. Such folders can be added back to your Dropbox from your Share page.

@"ilming" wrote:Hoe then can I clear out unwanted items to give me more space in my Dropbox? Just delete them. Once deleted they no longer take up space in your account. Deleting files frees up space. Permanently delting files doesn't free up space because the space was already freed up when you originally deleted the file.

@"Goliver1" wrote:Why doesn't my screen (even on the website) look like the one on the Dropbox page? If you're referring to the share link permissions shown in one of the screenshots, those options are available on Professional and Business accounts.

@"laegteskov" wrote:Is it possible to change this behaviour in registry or other settings? No, that's not possible. Dropbox will always create a Dropbox folder to store your synced files.

@"RobbG" wrote:I was trying to find out if it was allowed to upload a video into my dropbox and then share that link on a public site? Yes, that's allowed. Just be mindful of the daily bandwidth limits, listed about half way down the page on the following help article: *…

@"Mark41" wrote:I've followed the instructions - but recipients of an email with a "link" I've pasted into an email are still asked to sign into their account to access the file. It's an option; not a requirement. Dropbox is simply offering them the opportunity to sign into their own account (so they can save the file…

You'll need to contact the developers of UpdraftPlus for assistance with this. Dropbox provides the API for third-party app access to Dropbox, but it's up to the developers that create those apps to support them. Dropbox cannot support third-party apps.

@"Thinking" wrote:The video(*.mp4) saved in Dropbox is slightly over 1 hour. However, only the initial video fragment (15 min) is shared. That is intended. When the owner of the file is a Dropbox Basic user, only the first 15 minutes will stream on the Dropbox website or mobile apps (60 minutes for Plus and Professional…

@"JamesVibe" wrote:Hi -its 2020 now - wondering if this has changed for dropbox yet. Does not appear so. As stated previously in this tread... Dropbox doesn't (and can't) control this. It's a function controlled by your web browser.

@"AnnieW1" wrote:When I click the upload square on the top right of my Note, it doesn't show the Dropbox option even though I have a Dropbox App on my Iphone. How do I get this option to appear ? Use the Save to Files option. As long as you've linked Dropbox to the Files app, you'll be able to browse and save to Dropbox by…

@"RoyGee" wrote:That is exactly what I mean - when it says it will delete from all devices, we read that as ALL devices, including the home computer! I still think you're not getting it. IT IS ALL DEVICES that it's referring to, including the computer you're receiving the message on. But it's only from within the Dropbox…

@"RoyGee" wrote:I must say, the message is really scary -it gives the impression that it will be deleted from all devices. It WILL be deleted from all devices. That's what it's telling you. The misunderstanding that most people have is that they believe it will be deleted from every location on their computer, and not just…

Dropbox has no such feature. If you're syncing all of your folders to your computer, you can easily do this using the tools in your operating system.

When playing a file on the Dropbox website, you're not playing the original. You're getting a transcoded preview of the original file. To hear the file in its original file as intended, it needs to be downloaded to your computer and opened in a supported application.

@"Lionel C.2" wrote: What happens when PC enters in sleep mode to download sync ? No application can run while a computer is asleep, including Dropbox. If your computer enters sleep mode, syncing will be suspended until the computer wakes up again.

You can typically only claim a particular type of promotion once. If you've claimed a Quicken bonus in the past, you'll likely be unable to claim another one. As far as I know, the Quicken bonuses have always been 5GB, while 2GB is what you get when you open a free Dropbox account.