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LynnCC01
4 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Automatic Camera uploads not synching to Dropbox folder in Finder on Mac
Synching was flawless forever and stopped working one day in March. My photos and videos do automatically upload to my dropbox iPhone app and dropbox.com, but not to my Dropbox folder in Finder, whic...
- 4 years ago
Thank you for all the details, amazing job LynnCC01!
Do you see the number of syncing files decrease?
If not, let's try something. Please note that it is very important to follow these steps specifically in the order I provide them.- Make sure the Dropbox desktop application is running
- Click on the Dropbox icon in the system tray and then click your profile picture or initials
- Select 'Preferences'
- Click on the 'Account' tab, and then click in the window under the tab (just anywhere will do)
- Hold down the 'alt+H' keys
- Click on the 'Fix Hardlinks' button
- You may be prompted for your a username and password, this is your computer login credentials, not your Dropbox account ones
If the above steps don’t resolve your issue, please repeat steps 1→5, but at step 6, this time click on the “Fix Permissions” button.
LynnCC01
Explorer | Level 4
Hi Lori, thanks for responding! When I hover over my little icon it gives me version 121.4.4267
In regards to the status, it says "syncing" with the blue circle and arrow and has been saying that for at least a few days if not more. I am hoping that was what you meant when asking for the status!
Megan
4 years agoDropbox Staff
Thank you for all the details, amazing job LynnCC01!
Do you see the number of syncing files decrease?
If not, let's try something. Please note that it is very important to follow these steps specifically in the order I provide them.
- Make sure the Dropbox desktop application is running
- Click on the Dropbox icon in the system tray and then click your profile picture or initials
- Select 'Preferences'
- Click on the 'Account' tab, and then click in the window under the tab (just anywhere will do)
- Hold down the 'alt+H' keys
- Click on the 'Fix Hardlinks' button
- You may be prompted for your a username and password, this is your computer login credentials, not your Dropbox account ones
If the above steps don’t resolve your issue, please repeat steps 1→5, but at step 6, this time click on the “Fix Permissions” button.
- LynnCC014 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thank you so much- it worked!! I never would have figured that out on my own. Have a fantastic day!
Lynn
- muneeb313 years agoNew member | Level 2
Wow, It worked, What a lucky day. Life-saving. 😍
- Megan3 years agoDropbox Staff
That's amazing to hear (or read in our case) muneeb31! 😎
If you need anything else, don't hesitate!
Enjoy the rest of your week ahead.- eloa8 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Hello Megan,
we are having sync issues on a macbook pro m1 running ventura 13.2.1 running dropbox app version v196.4.6900.
Sync takes forever for very small files (111kb).
Your provided help doesn‘t work: everytime i press ALT the dropbox app crashs.
the same happens on a different macbook pro running macos monterey 12.6.3.
Can you provide additional help? thanks in advance. Team eloa
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