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Here are some of our most frequently asked questions. If you have a question that isn't covered by the FAQ's please create a new topic here. My shared link says "Public links have been temporarily suspended for generating excessive traffic" If you're seeing this message when using a Dropbox shared link, it usually means…
Hello, I use Dropbox Basic on Windows. Cloud-to-PC synchronization used to work, but appears to have stopped around November 2, 2026. Files remain available on dropbox.com and on my Android phone. Reproduction: Upload a new test.txt file (4 bytes) through dropbox.com. It appears in Dropbox on my phone. The Windows desktop…
When saving a file to a Dropbox folder that already contains a file with the same name, the app asks me to confirm the overwrite. If I choose Cancel, the existing file is still overwritten with the new file’s contents. This causes loss of the original file. Steps to reproduce: In the Dropbox iPhone app, save a file to a…
Over and over, what a pita. I Upload a Photo to DB from my Phone. I click on File Explorer so as to access it on my Computer. It's NOT found in Camera Uploads or anywhere else. I check Online; it's there. I have no way to get into my one Folder as it already appears to be there, but AGAIN not synced in that same Folder on…
My photos from iPad just stop uploading it’s been 2 months since my last upload. I tried resetting from app, check storge, and checked permissions. I verified camera upload settings, reinstalled the app. I tried everything still nothing. Any suggestions please.
I am a freelancer with two main clients. I need access to their dropbox and to my personal dropbox. I need to switch between these accounts through my Mac finder easily Account 1 - Personal Account 2 - Client one (Parallel) Account 3 - Client two (Optima) I have three separate emails for each of these accounts. I own and…
Previously (read: last week and earlier): All Dropbox root directory folders were visible in Finder. Various subfolders (and subsequent levels deeper) were toggled for "online only" to retain storage space on the 2T drive. Within the past week: The Dropbox root directory is suddenly riddled with subfolders that…
I have a shared folder with 7 members. 6 of them can see all the files, 1 of them can't see files that have been added the last 4 months (but can see all previous ones). She's logged out and back in, checked both her Mac Finder and the dropbox website. Searching the file also doesn't return a result. How do we get the…
Hi there Suddenly C4d files won't sync to Dropbox, ie they won't show up at all. We have Dropbox stored on a machine that we are using as our server. We then access files in that folder from other machines. Windows 11 on all machines Every other filetype works fine (Photoshop, InDesign etc) These other file types also work…
Hello, on personal folder, the right click shows the full menu, but the business folder shows only "transfer a copy(business)" , how can i fix it show the full sharing options. thanks.
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