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  • @"kazzw72" wrote:I didn't have file extensions on file names before yesterday? Just for clarification, are you referring to when you view files on the Dropbox website, or within the folders on your computer? If this is within the folders on your computer, then that's a function of your operating system, as @"Lusil"…
    in Remove file extensions from file name Comment by Rich July 2018
  • @Vicker wrote: If you are using Dropbox Pro or Business, you may wanna check out the Smart Sync feature. ... Afterwards, you may make use of 3rd party tool to help you perform the deduplication process. @lysakowski If you're using a third-party tool against the local Dropbox folder, when the compare process runs it will…
    in Duplicate file finder for Dropbox online-only files? Comment by Rich July 2018
  • @"dh32405" wrote:I have no access to that computer to unlink. As mentioned previously in this thread, you don't need access to the computer to unlink it. You need to unlink the device from your Account page on the Dropbox website. [This thread is now closed by moderators due to inactivity. If you're experiencing a similar…
    in I changed my password, but some users can still access my Dropbox account Comment by Rich June 2018
  • As long as it's legal content, you shouldn't have an issue.
    in Can adult content be uploaded legally to Dropbox? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"HighReach" wrote: Installed VLC player and works great. Installed new version of Quicktime and videos do not play Videos still do not play in windows movies and tv or windows media player Unless you identify the correct codec and install it yourself, the video will not play properly in Quicktime or the Windows players.…
    in MOV file downloads to Dropbox with audio but without video Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"silvanet" wrote: By the way, that's really a cool recording of what you did. How did you do THAT? I use Gyazo.
    in How do I embed images on a forum with a shared link from my Dropbox account? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"silvanet" wrote:I'm not allowed to even see the link created. Yes, you can. After the link is created you'll see two links in the Share settings for the file; Link Settings and Copy Link. Click on Copy Link and the proper link will be copied to your clipboard. Paste it where you need it and change ?dl=0 to ?raw=1.
    in How do I embed images on a forum with a shared link from my Dropbox account? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"fh1" wrote:After four years of preparation and debate the GDPR was finally approved by the EU Parliament on 14 April 2016. Enforcement date: 25 May 2018 ... Semantics... It's clearly obvious that @"Mark" was referring to the deadline for compliancy, and not the date that the law went into effect.
    in We want to get a Dropbox team account - will the servers be located in the EU? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • You disabled Norton for the reinstall, but have you temporarily disabled it and tested to see if the problem continues while it's disabled?
    in Location is not available... the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"Bubo" wrote: ... why is not possible to unshare individual files in shared folder? It wasn't designed to work that way. When a folder is shared, the recipients have access to the folder and everything in it. If you need to share a folder but exclude spcific items within it, you need to move those items out of the folder.
    in How to unshare a file/folder in shared folder? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"Bubo" wrote:I have shared a project folder, but some files/folders in that folder shouldn´t be shared with others. How to ushare these files in shared folder? You can't unshare individual files or subfolders within a shared folder. If you share a folder, the people invited to the folder have access to everything within…
    in How to unshare a file/folder in shared folder? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • Start with the following help article: * https://www.dropbox.com/help/account/find-account-email If that doesn't help, you can try contacting Support but I don't know what information they will be able to tell you without verification of your account information, which is done through the email address associated with your…
    in How can I locate a Dropbox account if I've forgotten the email address it's connected to? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"XP" wrote: Serve website images from Dropbox by retrieving its image URL with API You don't need the API to do this. Just get a share link to the image like you would for any other file type, and then change the end of the URL as explained in this help article (change ?dl=0 to ?raw=1). Again, as Jay explained, share…
    in Can I use Dropbox as a CDN? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • I have to agree with @"Mark". Renaming or moving a file that has a share link is unreliable. While it's supposed to keep the same link, my experience has been inconsistent in that the link has changed many times when it shouldn't have. It's not a feature that I would rely on.
    in Does a shared link change if the file is edited? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"stevenriz" wrote:I do not want to sync anything, yet I do not want to use GUI to access my data. I'd like a mapped folder or drive to my data however. This will help keep our data organized. Dropbox does not have the functionality you want. Its intended purpose is not cloud storage in the sense that you have a mapped…
    in Is there an option to use Dropbox as a mounted cloud drive? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • @"vfmclub" wrote:1. Get a Cloud PlexMediaServer from Plex, this server allows DB shares so we know its possible so why are they not letting this go main stream. Very strange. Any solution provided by a third-party (such as the one from Plex) would be accomplished using the Dropbox API. It's not a feature that Dropbox is…
    in How can I mount my Dropbox account as an external device? Comment by Rich June 2018
  • See the following page from the API documentation. * https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/auth-types (I'm moving your thread to the API forum in case you need further assistance.)
    in Authentication types Comment by Rich June 2018
  • You'll want to contact Dropbox Business Support. The options for doing so can be found in your Admin console under Help, or you can open a ticket. Open your ticket here: https://dropbox.com/support Track your ticket here: https://dropbox.zendesk.com Replies take approximately 1 - 3 business days with Plus, Professional and…
    in GDPR Compliance for Personal / Free Accounts Comment by Rich June 2018
  • Are you going through the uninstall process? You can't just delete the Dropbox folder without uninstalling the application. Well, you can, but that won't remove the application.
    in Need to uninstall Dropbox, but it re-appears every day Comment by Rich May 2018
  • Do you have two separate accounts, one personal and one business, that you've linked together on the Dropbox website? If so, and best guess... the third-party apps aren't able to handle linked accounts. The Dropbox iOS app can handle this situation. Third-party apps would need to be capable of that as well. I don't know if…
    in iOS app won't show business folders Comment by Rich May 2018
  • If you don't see a Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac), then the Dropbox client isn't running. Try to launch it again from your Start Menu on Windows or the Applications folder on a Mac. [This thread is now closed. If you have a similar or new question, you can ask here]
    in How can I check the syncing status on the Dropbox desktop app? Comment by Rich May 2018
  • Remember that Dropbox is not a backup service. It's a file synchronization service meant to keep a copy of the files on your computer in-sync with a copy online and on other devices. It is not a proper backup service and shouldn't be used as one. There are far better services out there if backup is your only purpose. Also,…
    in Automatically upload folders without syncing a local copy Comment by Rich May 2018
  • Are you sure it's referring to the space in your Dropbox account and not the available space on your local drive? Remember, Dropbox is not a virtual volder or drive where the files only exist in the cloud. It's a folder on your computer like any other. Anything you put in it takes up space on your local drive. If you have…
    in How can I my Dropbox account to backup my iTunes library? Comment by Rich May 2018
  • Are you referring to the Dropbox website or the folder on your computer. If it's the folder, use the features of your opreating system for that. If it's the Dropbox website, select all the files in the folder and the count will be shown in the upper right.
    in How can I find the total number of files in a folder? Comment by Rich May 2018
  • This used to be a feature on the Photos page before they removed it, along with just about every other photo feature that we had. Dropbox clearly has little interest in photos now. They continue to remove features and then spin things as though it's better now, when in reality the Photos page is all but useless now.…
    in Prevent images in a folder from appearing on the Photos tab Comment by Rich May 2018
  • Those are functions controlled by the respective site; not Dropbox. They control how posting works, and whether or not you can post directly from Dropbox. If they no longer allow it to work, you can always upload a photo to either site from the Dropbox folder on your computer.
    in I'm no longer able to post images directly to Facebook from my Dropbox account Comment by Rich May 2018
  • @"wigwamtoys" wrote:... the links do not pull through and download from dropbox like they have done with other hotlinks i've made on our site. All of your links appear to be working just fine, so this isn't a Dropbox issue. The problem is likely in how you're linking them or how your shreadsheet program is handling the…
    in How do I embed images on a forum with a shared link from my Dropbox account? Comment by Rich May 2018
  • Select everything all at once, then right-click. You don't have to do it one folder at a time. Select as few or as many folders and files as you want, even all of them. You can also right-click on the Dropbox folder itself and set it to Online-Only. Note that if you have a lot of files to change, it will take a while and…
    in Reset setting to online-only for all files? Comment by Rich May 2018
  • @"digiraiter" wrote:I Limited Bandwidth to 1KB to try to stop it, Didn't help That option to limit bandwidth is only for the syncing of your files, and does not apply to the update process. If you've limited it to 1KB, you'll find that it takes forever for your files to sync.
    in How to Stop "Dropbox Update.exe" from using my net in background Comment by Rich May 2018
  • @"digiraiter" wrote:my Dropbox version is now v50.3.66 You're running a Beta version of Dropbox which is also one version behind. Most likely, Dropbox is trying to update itself each night and failing, which is why it tries again each night. I'd suggest you manually install the latest available release (v50.3.67 as of this…
    in How to Stop "Dropbox Update.exe" from using my net in background Comment by Rich May 2018
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