Robert S. Super User Alumni

Jared, repetition of a debunked conspiracy theory doesn't make it any less so. Kudos though to a certain no-mark blog nobodies ever heard of for the boost to their page views. Shame there's no willingness to correct the misinformation, even when a DB dev takes the time and trouble to personally reach out, but there you go.

... thousands of *extra* tickets this issue caused... Seems a bit of an excessive estimate, probably more like a couple of dozen or so.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/09/dropbox-responds-to-accusations-its-mac-desktop-client-hacks-os-x-security/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/10/dropbox-addresses-mac-app-security/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/09/12/dropbox-responds-to-mac-security-risk-accusations/

See: What do I do if I lost my phone or can't sign in using two-step verification?

I thought of deleting my dropbox account... and creating a new one. There's no need to do that. Head across to https://www.dropbox.com/account#security find the stolen device in the list and unlink it.

Ok, I'll just chip in at this point to ensure anybody reading this topic fully understands the ramifications of disabling System Integrity Protection. SIP is an important new layer of protection introduced in El Capitan designed to prevent any potentially malicious software from modifying protected system files and…

Ok, in your Dropbox client preferences locate the 'Unlink This Dropbox...' button. Press and hold the Option key and it will change into a 'Fix Permissions' button for you to click.

A quick reinstall will usually fix most issues. If the Dropbox folder isn't visible in the Finder sidebar, it can be returned just by dragging it there. https://youtu.be/Kwl3SePQe0g https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19079?locale=en_US

What you are seeing are OS X system files which are normally hidden by the Mac OS filesystem. They can be deliberately made visible, but the usual reason is because the Dropbox folder has been moved to a non-Mac filesystem (i.e. ******) which ignores the hidden attribute of those files. Almost invariably it turns out to be…

As I said above, "._" files are MacOS X system files. The reason you see them is because the Mac Dropbox folder has been placed on a disk volume formatted with a non-Mac filesystem which doesn't respect the hidden attribute of those files. You can delete them, but they'll be recreated by your Mac every time you access…

The "._" files you see are MacOS X system files. The reason you see them is because you placed your Mac Dropbox folder on a volume which doesn't respect the hidden attribute of those files (i.e. ******). They can be safely deleted.

What you are seeing are OS X system files which are normally hidden by the Mac OS filesystem. They can be deliberately made visible, but the usual reason is because the Dropbox folder has been moved to a non-Mac filesystem (i.e. ******) which ignores the hidden attribute of those files. Almost invariably it turns out to be…

Open the Dropbox app and under its setting uncheck enable Finder integration. Then quit the app and try to drag it to the trash. I cannot say for certain this will work but a few users have reported they had success with this route. * I would also uncheck "Start Dropbox on system startup", doing this will allow you to log…

Follow the instructions at https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/41 to uninstall Dropbox from your computer.

Unfortunately, as this is a third-party product not made by Dropbox, you'll have to take up any issues with it directly with the developer. https://ithemes.com/contact/ Sorry that I can't be of more help in this instance.

There are only three tiers of Dropbox service, Basic, Pro and Business. Trying to back up a website, and I'm being asked if I want to back it up onto v1 (legacy) or v2 (new). Where exactly are you seeing this message, what application is generating it? On the face of it, I'd say it's nothing to do with Dropbox.

Click the Dropbox client icon in your system tray/menu bar, then, gear icon > Preferences... > General tab. Or, just hover your mouse pointer over the client icon and all will be revealed. FYI, v1.x & v2.x are both ancient and long obsolete, you should be on at least v3.4.6, with the current stable build being v3.6.5.

 Im sick of drop box!!!! Im going to google docs! No problem, whatever works for you.

Moved to API Development.

Open the Dropbox app and under its setting uncheck enable Finder integration. Then quit the app and try to drag it to the trash. I cannot say for certain this will work but a few users have reported they had success with this route. * I would also uncheck "Start Dropbox on system startup", doing this will allow you to log…

You can't. To reiterate, .dropbox files are not intended to be opened by the end user. Can you outline why you think you need to do this? For information on the correct methods of sharing files and folders, see here: https://www.dropbox.com/help/topics/sharing_files_and_folders

what do I do with this now to access the file ? You don't. They aren't intended to be opened by the end user, in fact they shouldn't even be visible, .dropbox files are normally hidden system files which enable shared folders to work. 

You can't rename it.

Aktuelle v3.2.6 arbeitet auf 10,5 , aber beachten Sie, dass Dropbox sind endenden Unterstützung für 10.4 und 10.5 Nutzer. Clients auf diesen Betriebssystemen wird nicht mehr am 18. Mai 2015 zu arbeiten. https://www.dropbox.com/install

See: https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/23

How to use Dropbox as a network drive in my computer? You can't - yet. Dropbox have just announced to their Business customers that something similar is on the way. See: https://blogs.dropbox.com/business/2016/04/announcing-project-infinite/

In fairness, there is the whole thing about it not working like a cloud drive, because it isn't one. File synchronisation is what DB is all about, they've not to my knowledge ever shown the slightest interest in transitioning their product to a cloud drive model. In any case, Dropbox would need a deeper level of filesystem…

... I uploaded files thinking I was safe sharing the folder. A coworker deleted it. Now it has been 30 days. My files are gone. Unbelievable. Painful. Weeks of work down the shoot... Where are your backups? Especially If you are a business. Don't rely on a syncing tool to do a backup tools work. If the data is that…

Unfortunately not, extended version history doesn't work retroactively.

Unless you have a Dropbox for Business or Pro account with extended version history files are unrecoverable after the thirty day window has closed.