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582374893
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Can I see which files are causing sync errors via my Dropbox desktop app?

Is there a way to show all Sync errors in Dropbox?  I was browsing through my files and saw a file with a red cross on it, and after inspection it seemed it wasn't syncing because of an emoji in the ...
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Fiona's avatar
Fiona
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6 years ago

Hello 582374893!.

Happy to answer to your first question in our Community. Welcome. 

Clicking the Dropbox icon on your system tray should give you the option to see any syncing issues. Clicking there should give you exact file/folder names pointing to the problem. :wink:

Here is how this will look..Let me know all your feedback about this! :grin:

  • 582374893's avatar
    582374893
    Explorer | Level 4
    6 years ago

    Your screenshots show a solution for MacOS, however, I am on Windows and I see no such option

    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      6 years ago

      Hi Fiona,

      There is discrepancies in Linux, also. On following screenshot is your post above in background and my menu - on foreground:

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