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xarock wrote:I am trying to share a folder with a family member. But I keep getting an error stating my sharing activity has been suspended. Have you read the help article linked in the message? If not, refer to the following help article and reply back in you have any further questions. *…

Johnxi wrote:This problem, the canary file and folder can't be backed up because they're not accessible ... Has anyone come up with a simple effective solution to this problem. You should be excluding the .dropbox.cache folder from your backups. There's no reason to back up this folder. It's a cache folder and contains no…

PMGSLV wrote:Very frustrating, as the whole idea is not to allow them to change anything in Dropbox. Well, a view-only link doesn't provide that ability. It's simply not possible for someone else to access a view-only link and edit or delete the files. Either the link is being created with edit access, or it's as Mark…

PMGSLV wrote:the share folder link, view only, still allowed the recipient to DELETE or RENAME the file in Dropbox! A view-only link only provides view access. It doesn't allow someone to delete or rename the file in your account. They can, however, download a copy of the file and do anything they want with it. Make sure…

LEE SEUNG CHEOL wrote:I deleted the camera upload file inside the drop box, but the photo and video file were deleted on my smartphone Dropbox doesn't do this. There's no connection back to your phone's camera roll from Dropbox. If you delete a photo in Dropbox, Dropbox cannot delete the photo on your phone. It's simply…

jyoung0950 wrote:I need to get my api key and secret code to backup my KODI configuration and date from my Android device. You need to create an app in the Developers App Console. Once you have an app created it will have an API key and secret. * https://www.dropbox.com/developers/

bmc1990 wrote:Through file requests, is it possible to allow people to upload to separate folders? Only if you create separate file requests. Each file request will upload to a specific folder. You can't upload to different folders under a single file request.

Tamora672 wrote:So I thought it'd be easier to give everybody my log-in info. DO NOT DO THIS! Not only would it allow anyone with that information to take over the account, it's also a violation of the Dropbox terms and could result in the deletion of your account AND your files. Do not risk it! Tamora672 wrote:When…

Phili1 wrote:But if I disable this option, Dropbox will automatically make a backup of all connected hard disks in the future, or am I misunderstanding it? No, it will not automatically back up your drives. Disabling that option stops it from asking you and simply prevents it from backing up the drives you connect.

Phili1 wrote:How can I prevent the Dropbox desktop app on the Mac from asking if I want to back up an external drive every time it is connected without automatically backing up that drive? Go into Dropbox Preferences, select the Backup tab and disable the feature.

dm1231 wrote:you can hide the column but when you go back into that folder it keeps reappearing This is a Windows issue and not related to Dropbox. Look into setting your default columns and applying them to all folders. It's a Windows setting.

Poindextrous wrote:How can I transfer this large file on an external drive directly to the cloud version of Dropbox? If you're comfortable working with a command line... Create a new folder in your local Dropbox folder, then use Selective Sync to remove it from your local drive so it only exists online. Then use the dbxcli…

Isuru W wrote:Just curious if I pay, can I get my files back as Admin says he did, according to the link. Paying has nothing to do with your files. Your team admin is the only one that can potentially recover your files for you. When you were first removed from the team, the admin had the option to transfer your files to…

amclean4 wrote:Now I want to move that shared folder from the main dropbox folder to a subfolder but it does not move. Well it creates two version which is really strange. How, exactly, are you moving the folder? Are you dragging and dropping it within the Dropbox folder on your computer, or are you using the Dropbox…

Isuru W wrote:Is this something my subscription is not there anymore? It's expected that your subscription is no longer active. When you joined the team you would have received a prorated refund for the time remaining on your account. When you leave a team you'll be back on a Basic account. You can resubscribe if/when…

STUD69 wrote:... my comments keep getting deleted. Why?? No one is deleting your comments. They're being automatically flagged by the spam system.

jhKeen wrote:"This didn't work for some reason" error, when trying to access a shared folder. Is this an actual shared folder that you were invited to, or was it a shared link? There's a difference. A shared link you can access even if you don't have an account, whereas you need to accept an invitation to join a shared…

R3eny wrote:I am curious how long it should take for the process to complete transfer from phone to app? There are too many unknown variables to answer that. Things like file size, network speed, distance from the servers, any congestion along the route taken, etc., will all play a role in the speed. 13,000 files is A LOT…

DD214Alum wrote:When clicking the link, an "amp:" is being added after each of the & symbols in the URL. Actually, each & is being replaced with &. The ampersand is one of those special characters that needs to be escaped when used in HTML, and it seems the platform you're using is doing that automatically. This Reddit…

DD214Alum wrote:Somewhat ironically, I can view it when I copy/paste the url, but not when it's linked. Either the link was altered when added to whatever platform you have it in, or the platform is altering the link when displaying it to the user. I would click the link so it brings you to the 400 error page, then copy…

why4d wrote:I've emailed someone I think is a member of the Team Space and asked them to add me back. Am I correct is assuming that you're referring to another person's Business team account, that you were previously a member of that account, and that you've been removed as a team member from that account?

why4d wrote:I accidentally deleted my Dropbox workspace. Is there any way to recover or restore it? What do you mean by your Workspace? Are you referring to your files or your entire account?

Stephen J.9 wrote:I pointed the search options to "Dropbox" because that is the only thing I wanted indexed and it parked the folder sub to the folder it was indexing. I'm not certain how to fix that . What you're looking for is the option to change the storage location of your search index. Refer to the following:…

1tomhouck wrote:I want to use File Explorer and view my local files that are physically on my PC ... without seeing all of the other files stored online and only in Dropbox online. It doesn't work that way. The Dropbox folder on your computer will contain all files that are in your account, excluding any folders you've…

form_ud wrote:I can’t find any trace of my exchange with the sales team The Sales team can't provide support. You need to contact the Support team if the option is available to you. form_ud wrote:they asked me to contact support directly by sending a message. I never received any reply (see screenshot). You can't just…

j_moore wrote:Has Dropbox changed how version history works recently? They changed how it works, but it wasn't recently. It was years ago. Previously it worked just as you described. You could roll back any change made in the last 30 days, If you edited a file that was last saved a year ago, you could roll it back to the…

Homer wrote:You mean to tell me that you cannot specify a specific folder to upload photos to? Of course you can, when uploading manually, but if you use the automatic Camera Uploads feature, your photos and videos will always upload to the Camera Uploads folder.

Isuru W wrote:To avoid such kind of issues, anything I can do in the future? And if you absolutely must join the team with your existing account, when it's time to leave make sure the admin knows that they need to convert your account back to an individual account, and not just remove you from the team.

MaAg wrote:Who in the right mind holds it in C drive?! People that have plenty of space on their C drive. Mine is a 4 TB drive. Why would I put Dropbox anywhere else? MaAg wrote:Why only so?! C:\Users\YourName\Dropbox That's not the only location you can use for your Dropbox folder. It's just the default. MaAg wrote:Have…

Anestis wrote:I am a paid user, but on Plus, was wrong to mention Pro before, sorry... Nothing to apologize for. Originally there was Pro, which was later renamed to Plus, then they released a higher plan called Professional. Not confusing at all. lol And @"Mark" is correct. The change in how this feature works happened…