Nancy Dropbox Community Moderator

Sorry for jumping in here, @"Trevor147". Can you please clarify the mode you’ve set your device to, so that @"zacw" can look into this, too? 

Hi @"Ivanom", sorry for jumping in. Can you send me a full screenshot of what you see on your Backups page online, as well? I’d also like you to open your backup settings online, and send me a screenshot of what appears there.

Hi from me as well, @"vutran". Can you please disable the automation once again, and re-enable it, while making sure the “Apply to current files” box is ticked? I’d also like a screenshot of your preferences, when setting up the automation again, so that I can check this further. Thanks!

Thanks for the screenshot, @"Lyn14"! From your screenshot, it looks like you’re previewing the file on the Dropbox website. Can you please click on the “Open in” button above the preview, and open your file with Excel for the web instead? Do you still see the dates in the US format then? If yes, do you see any option to…

@"KATHYLRANKIN2", can you please check Mark’s post, and let us know if his suggestion helps with what you’d like to achieve?

Hi @"GigiB1"! Hope you’re doing great. The issue here may be that the file is password-protected, but let's have a look. Can you upload a full screenshot of what you see on your end? I’d like to have a visual and check this further. Also, is this the only Excel file you’re having trouble with? Are the rest previewing…

I’m sorry to hear about this issue, @"Jerry L.4". Have you restarted your device, since the errors appeared, and you still see the same thing? As for the cloud icons that you mention, can you please right click on those files and select the option to make them available offline? Do you see a green checkmark after that…

Thanks for posting on the Community, @"kaiser1304"! Let’s have a look. Can you send me a screenshot of the error message you got? Please make sure to hide any personal info that may be showing first. I’d also like you to check your Dropbox email address again (including your spam folder), and let me know if you see…

Thanks for posting this on our forum, @"IA Accounting". Do you know any of the file names of the missing files (or at least some keywords)? When searching for them on the Dropbox website, do you get any results? Did you happen to take a screenshot of the dialog box that appeared on your screen, by any chance? If yes, feel…

Sorry to hear about this, @"Babycog". If I get this right, this error appears on the desktop app, correct? If not, feel free to correct me. Can you send me a full screenshot of the error you’re getting? Besides that, I’d like a screenshot of how these photos show in your local Dropbox folder, so that I can check their…

Hi @"none22", and welcome aboard our Community. Can you clarify your device’s OS and Dropbox app version? Did you notice the remaining time indication missing after a specific OS/Dropbox update, by any chance? Let me know.

No problem at all! DuckDuckGo is a search engine (like Google, for example), so your browser should be different (Chrome, Safari, Firefox etc). If you try another browser and the issue persists, feel free to send me a screenshot of what you see on your current browser, and I'll try to guide you on how to find the private…

Sono contento di averti aiutato, @"stefano ronzani"! Sarò qui, se hai bisogno di qualcos'altro. -------- Glad that helped, @"stefano ronzani"! I'll be here, if you need something else.

Thanks for the additional details! Since this is happening on the website, can you clarify what’s the current browser you’re using, and try a different one? Incognito mode on your current browser is also a good way to check if the issue is browser-related, or if there’s something else possibly going on.

Thanks for the extra info, Jim! In general, when creating a shared link, you shouldn’t have to insert your email address to generate it. Can you please follow the same steps as before, and instead of inserting your email address, click on the “Create and copy link” button directly this time? Are you still unable to see…

I’m glad to see this has been solved, @"ilinkcs"! If you need something else, please let me know.

Ciao @"stefano ronzani" e grazie per averlo postato qui. Puoi inviarmi uno screenshot dell'icona del cerchio marrone che vedi, così posso dare un'occhiata? I tuoi file sono forse solo online? Se sì, puoi fare clic con il pulsante destro del mouse direttamente sulla cartella Dropbox e selezionare l'opzione per rendere tutto…

Thanks for your post, @"bwessel"! Can you clarify the OS version of your computer? Did you notice this behavior after a specific Dropbox app/OS update? Have you reinstalled the Dropbox app, since this started happening? Finally, if the Dropbox icon is visible at the moment, I’d like you to hover over it and send me the app…

Welcome aboard the Community, @"Jimathy"! Can you clarify what steps you're following exactly to generate a shared link on your Dropbox account and what platform you’re using (mobile app/website/desktop app)? I’d like to gather more info to isolate this further. Keep me in the loop.

Thanks for posting this on our forum, @"ilinkcs". Can you send me a full screenshot of what you see on your end, so that I can take a look? Ping me when you’re ready.

Welcome to our Community, @"accessparksSteve"! Is this happening for all Word/Excel files that are stored on your Dropbox account? Can you also send me a screenshot of the error you keep receiving? Finally, are you opening your files via your Dropbox account online or locally on your computer? Let me know when you’re ready.

No problem, @"vesuvana"! Please reply to my email, when you can, and we’ll take it from there.

Het spijt me dit te horen, @"Clau275". Laten we eens kijken. Kun je verduidelijken wanneer je deze foto's voor het laatst op www.dropbox.com hebt gezien? Heb je ze handmatig geüpload of via camera-uploads? Is het mogelijk dat je een tweede Dropbox-account hebt (onder een ander e-mailadres) waar deze foto's zijn opgeslagen?…

Glad to hear everything’s sorted now! If you need something else, don’t hesitate to ping me.

If you copy everything to an external drive as it is now, you’ll be basically copying fully downloaded files along with placeholders (this is what the online-only files are basically). So, if you copy them back inside your Dropbox folder later on, without having downloaded them first locally, then you risk syncing empty…

Just to clarify, are the files/folders within your local Dropbox folder available offline at the moment? Is there any content that’s set to be online-only, or that has been removed from the Dropbox app via selective sync? If everything is local, you can copy paste your data to an external drive, like you'd do with any…

Thanks for posting on our forum, @"Rui C"! Can you send me a screenshot of the error you’re seeing on your end, when the Dropbox app crashes? Is the error log you’re seeing something similar to the one showing here? Keep me posted.

Hi from me too, @"Lageole"! The solution to this would be what you mentioned in the beginning, I’m afraid. You’d need to copy the data to an external hard drive, and when the Dropbox app is installed again on the formatted device and a new Dropbox folder is created, you’ll need to pause syncing right away and copy - paste…

Thanks for giving that a try! If you open Microsoft Edge, there should be three dots in the upper right corner of your window. Please click there and select the “New InPrivate Window”. Do you see any difference, if you re-upload your file to the Dropbox website from there?

Thanks for the screenshot, Bob! Are you, by any chance, dragging these files outside of the Dropbox folder at any given point? I’m asking because this would equal a deletion from your Dropbox account, which would explain the message you’re seeing. Are you making these edits, while the files remain within the Dropbox app?…