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Hey @"Justina_Audio" - sorry to hear you're having issues with this. What you described would be expected if the other user has set their default setting to online-only. That said, just to be sure we're on the same page, can you please clarify what kind of Dropbox accounts you and the other users are using? Are you using…

Only the ones mentioned in this help center article at this time @"K14M". If you're based in those areas, there might be an issue with using our services in which case the VPN would be the only way to go. Let us know of any updates!

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Hey @"DropMusician77" - thanks for using Dropbox and posting on our Community! You should be able to find all the info you need in this help center article, so feel free to take a look and let us know if you have any follow up questions. Thanks!

I'm glad to see there was some progress on this @"kroft". Let me know when you get the chance to test this out with the stable version of the app and we'll take it from there.

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Hey @"dotvision" - thanks for letting us know about this. Just to clarify, have you tried reinstalling or even an advanced reinstall since you first noticed this? Feel free to include any additional information you think might be helpful! 

Thanks for the update and sorry to hear this persists @"dardar4". Can you please open your computer's task manager and let me know if you see any process related to Dropbox listed there? Also, if you're on the Dropbox Basic plan, have you ensured that you're not hitting your account's device limit? 

I see, thanks for the quick response @"BrunoCarvalho". I've just followed up via email to have a further look internally so please take a look at your inbox and we'll take it from there. 

Hey @"kroft" - thanks for bringing this to our attention. Just to make sure we're on the same page, can you send us a screenshot of how those Dropbox folders look on your end and another one showing the Dropbox folder's location as shown in the app's preferences? That said, most likely your best bet would be to log out…

Hey @"BrunoCarvalho" - sorry to hear you're having issues with this. I noticed that you're running a beta version of the Dropbox desktop app. Could you try installing the latest, stable version from this page and let us know if this persists? Just make sure to toggle off the 'early releases' from your account's settings…

Thanks for the screenshot @"PyroDucts"! I've just sent you an email, so please take a look at your inbox and we'll pick it up from there. 

Does this persist on an incognito or private browsing window with no extensions or plugins running as well @"Ejody"? 

You should be able to see that action in your events page normally @"Danielik". That said, I'm glad to hear that you managed to sort this out in the end and thanks for keeping us in the loop too. If anything else comes up in the future, you know where to find us! 

I see, thanks for clarifying that for me @"PyroDucts" - much appreciated. Before we revert to email communication to further investigate, can you send us a full screenshot of where you see the app listed in your activity monitor including your menu bar area where the Dropbox icon should be? 

Hey @"PyroDucts" - sorry to hear about this. If you made sure that you've installed the Dropbox desktop app with admin privileges in the first place, can you try an advanced reinstall and let us know if this persists? Thank you!

Hey @"Kate01" - sorry to hear you're having issues with this. Could you have a look at this help center article and let me know if it helps at all in your case? Let me know and we'll take it from there.

Glad to hear that @"cfairlie"! As for your Chrome browser, you can try clearing the cache, an incognito window and also ensure that it's up to date. 

Could you clear your browser's cache and/or try another browser and let me know how it goes @"cfairlie"? 

Hey @"cfairlie" - sorry to hear you're having issues with this. Just to make sure we're on the same page, can you clarify the exact steps you take to do this? Are you using a particular web browser or are you doing this via the Dropbox folder on your computer perhaps? Any additional information or even screenshots are more…

Hey @"threshold007" - thanks for using Dropbox and welcome to the Community! I'm afraid that there's no way to have a shared folder with view only rights and grant edit access to only a specific file in that folder. If you'd like to set different access rights to some of your files, you'd be better off copying or moving…

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Have you checked what web browsers they're using on their end @"Larsso1980"? 

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Hey @"Larsso1980" - sorry to hear you're having issues with this. Can you please clarify if you notice this with only one particular file, some or all of them? Also, are your clients using individual Dropbox accounts or are they part of a team perhaps? If you could also let me know how you're sharing your files exactly,…

No, your Dropbox plan wouldn't be affecting this option at all @"john1911". Since you already tried reinstalling the app, the next step would be an advanced reinstall at this point. Give it a go when you get the chance and let me know of any updates!

Hey @"john1911" - thanks for letting us know about this. Just to clarify, have you ensured that the relevant option is enabled in the Dropbox desktop app's preferences under the General tab? If it's already toggled on, can you try turning it off and back on and let me know how it goes? Thank you!