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Sistersouth
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

I can't see either my videos or photos in Dropbox

Hi i am a foster carer have uploaded videos of a child about to go to adoption and none of them will now play on my computer.  I checked my mobile and they play on there - these are very valuable and...
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  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    7 years ago
    I’m positive that you’re doing your best Debbie, though sometimes tweaking settings a bit may do the trick. Let’s check a couple of things together below & we’ll take it from there!
     
    #1. If you’re having an issue previewing your .mov file on your account online, then trying the same action through a different browser or in an incognito window may be helpful. Also, please keep in mind that our website has a 18 GB limits for video previews. 
     
    #2. Following, just in case you’ve synced the file to your desktop or Mac & it doesn’t open when you double-click on it, maybe you’re experiencing an underlying syncing issue. Can you please make sure that you’re running the latest Stable Dropbox version on your desktop (55.4.171), you’ve made all OS updates & it’s syncing correctly :arrows_counterclockwise: on your system tray as below: 
     

     

     

    Once you hover your mouse over the Dropbox icon, you’ll see the syncing status (eg. Up-To-Date, Indexing &c). If there’s a message there, can you tell me what it reads? 
     
    Please let me know how you're getting on with these steps, I'll be awaiting your next reply here! 
Sistersouth's avatar
Sistersouth
New member | Level 2

Hi,  extension is .mov don;#'t know size of file as details seems to be missing.  I just went and checked another folders photos and I can't open any photos or videos?  I normally just double click - am I being stupid here?  

 

Debbie

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Jane
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7 years ago
I’m positive that you’re doing your best Debbie, though sometimes tweaking settings a bit may do the trick. Let’s check a couple of things together below & we’ll take it from there!
 
#1. If you’re having an issue previewing your .mov file on your account online, then trying the same action through a different browser or in an incognito window may be helpful. Also, please keep in mind that our website has a 18 GB limits for video previews. 
 
#2. Following, just in case you’ve synced the file to your desktop or Mac & it doesn’t open when you double-click on it, maybe you’re experiencing an underlying syncing issue. Can you please make sure that you’re running the latest Stable Dropbox version on your desktop (55.4.171), you’ve made all OS updates & it’s syncing correctly :arrows_counterclockwise: on your system tray as below: 
 

 

 

Once you hover your mouse over the Dropbox icon, you’ll see the syncing status (eg. Up-To-Date, Indexing &c). If there’s a message there, can you tell me what it reads? 
 
Please let me know how you're getting on with these steps, I'll be awaiting your next reply here! 

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