Rich Super User II

@"MRShepherd77" wrote:Issues on about 800 files w/ " . " and " : " that used to not be an issue... The colon " : " has never been a valid character on a Windows system. It's reserved by the operating system, used primarily in drive letters, and Dropbox has never synced files with a colon to a Windows system. There are…

Not likely, since they've removed more photo features than they'e added. Dropbox simply isn't the best tool for photo mangement. Use one of the many third-party utilities available that can use rename files based on a photo's EXIF data. Run it against the folder containing the photos within your local Dropbox folder, and…

What you want to do isn't possible. iOS doesn't have a usable file system with folders, etc. Apple has restrictions in place to prevent that. You can mark files in Dropbox as available offline, so you have access to them even when you're not conencted to the Internet, or you can export files to other applications, but it's…

Some have used scheduled tasks along with taskkill to start and stop the dropbox.exe process.

But you're using Dropbox in a manner that's not intended. You're trying to control when Dropbox is running when Dropbox is meant to be running all the time. When used as intended, it works properly. That is why this wouldn't be a Dropbox issue. It's an unsupported configuration.

Have you tried it without using the start command, just calling dropbox.exe directly? If the above doesn't help, then you'll have better luck asking this on a scripting or Windows forum. This really isn't a Dropbox issue.

That type of information (assuming it's shared at all) is likely different for each type of account, and wouldn't be available to the people that provide help here. As Walter suggested, you'll need to contact Support directly if you need further assistance.

It means that it will delete the files from your Dropbox account and from the Dropbox folders on all linked devices. It cannot delete the files from elsewhere on your comptuer. Dropbox worded that message very poorly.

@"Daphne" wrote: Just to add to what @"Rich" mentioned, you can choose to open your PDF on the Dropbox website with a selection of 3rd party apps, including smallpdf! Ah, nice! I hadn't noticed that in the apps list before. Thank you!

@"ChrisPy" wrote:any suggestions how this can be done with mindjet and drop box (esp where there are links in the pages)? There is no way to serve an HTML page from Dropbox and have it render in a browser (computer or mobile). You can only download the HTML file.

@"Newbie9" wrote:We have two separate basic accounts, one for each user. Can we use the same iPad to access them both? If one user signs out and the other one signs in will that work? On a mobile device, you can sign out of the Dropbox app and the next user can sign in. Just know that any settings will be lost when you…

Dropbox has no such feature. You'll need to find a third-party app or service to do that. There are also websites that can merge PDF files for you. One such site, smallpdf.com, has many free PDF utilities.

@"johniwhite" wrote:I suspect (hope) that this is just a temporary glitch on Dropbox though. It's not a glitch. It's the way you're sharing the file. If you use option 1, you're inviting someone to a file and a Dropbox account is required. It's an invitation to a specific individual, and to verify that they are who they're…

Shared Folders require that each user accessing the folder have a Dropbox account. Likewise, if you invite a user to a file, that will require an account as well. If you create a Share Link to a file, a Dropbox account will not be needed by the recipient, but they may be prompted to optionally join Dropbox and create an…

@"drpitcairn" wrote:Said there used to be but no longer. Guess that was mistaken. There's no limit for you, but others that access the link will be limited to the first 15 minutes, hour or four hours, depending on your account type. * https://help.dropbox.com/photos-videos/video-length Mod update: * If the owner is a…

Dropbox has no such feature. Using File Requests as is, the folder will be created with whatever name you've given it when you created the request, and the files uploaded will be prefixed with the uploaders name. If you're comfortable with programming, you can use the Dropbox API to automatically generate a new file…

The solution is to get an updated version of the SQLBak app, if available, so that it supports the latest Dropbox API. You'll have to contact the developer, though it sounds like they may have abadoned it (at least as of six months ago).

@"mlprim" wrote:Any update on when this integration will be available? It's available now, as an open beta for English-language Dropbox Business teams. You can read more here: * https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/product-tips/google-docs-sheets-slides

@"billspears" wrote:No, it just gives me iCloud Drive, On my iPod (File Browser Go and Garage Band), and Recently deleted (empty). No Dropbox. If Dropbox isn't listed as an available location after tapping on Edit, uninstall and reinstall the Dropbox app. Note that if you do, any files or folders you had marked as…

@"BadlyDesigned" wrote:What is the dumb point of this? I just want to make a shared folder, put things in it, and THEN send people links to those things to look at them. Uh, why can't you just create a folder, put your things in it, and THEN share it when you have the list of people that need access? There's no need to…

Make sure that the documents you're trying to open in Word online are in .docx format. The older .doc format is not supported by Microsoft's Online apps. The same holds true for Excel and PowerPoint.

@"pepe1967" wrote:Why is this marked as solved? It certainly is NOT solved. Actually, it is. A post being marked as solved doesn't necessarily mean that the issue has been resolved. It simply means the original post has received a valid response that addresses the issue. In this case, that response is that the Time Left…

@"Здравко" wrote:Like in many other cases, seems nobody can say anything (from Dropbox side)! Have you opened a ticket with Support? This is primarily a user-supported forum. While there are a few Dropboxers here, they aren't part of the client team. You'll need to open a ticket with Support if you need a response to this,…

@"BigWater" wrote:Why would my clients pay $100 a year to view a file once? Why would they indeed, since that's not necessary, at all. If they only need to view a file, send them a Share Link to the file or folder. They don't even need an account of their own.

@"Attwood" wrote:Surely the way to do it would be to downloaded the file and make local, and as soon as it has been closed or saved then Dropbox makes it back to online only. That's just not safe, at all. How is Dropbox supposed to know when you're done with a file and ready for it to be marked as Online-only again? Doing…

I doubt they becoming corrupted. LIkely a problem with the audio player you're using, especially if you're getting the same result in multiple browsers. Try a different audiop player.

@"borgauf" wrote:I got errors. Something about /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.14' and /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.17'. That's a program (and its respective version) that is required by Dropbox. You'll need to make sure it's installed on your system for Dropbox to function properly. Do a Google search and you'll…

The timeline, or Photos page, is just a display of all the images from every folder in your account, including the Camera Uploads folder. It's a way to view your images; nothing more. The Camera Uploads folder is where photos are uploaded when you've enabled the automatic upload feature on your mobile device, or the import…

Assuming you're allowed to install applications, you'll want to do a headless install. Follow the steps at the bottom of the Linux Install page. * https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx

@"Starfox" wrote:What I do is copy the link of the video I want to stream and I paste it in FV Player, I change the end of the link from '?dl=0' to '?raw=1', I am not exactly sure why but without this the video won't play. The ?dl=0 will open a link on the Dropbox preview page. It's not a direct link to the file. Using…