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ekmaster23
6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
A user's desktop app creates conflicted copies, whenever other team members create new files
We have a certain team member that whenever their laptop is turned on and dropbox is running. ANY new files created by any OTHER members of our team will become conflicted by the Laptop users account...
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Sorry for jumping in, ekmaster23.
Can you take a look at this Help Center article and let me know if it helps narrow down the issue? It outlines all possible reasons why this may be happening.
ekmaster23
6 months agoExplorer | Level 3
None of those apply. As I said before. The colleagues all work on separate projects. There is no overlap. Not even using the same software or folders. We have no issues with any computers/cross compatibility/or anything else. But as soon as the Laptop user turns on his laptop and fires up dropbox any NEW files that are created by OTHER users (can be hundreds and hour due to the type of work) will result in conflicted files. All the files created by LAPTOP user are fine. But any files made on any other machine become conflicted multiple times. Can result in 10-15 of the same "conflicted" file.
- Nancy6 months agoDropbox Staff
Hmm I see. Since you mention this is mostly happening for files they don’t access (and which I’m assuming they don’t need to have synced locally), I’d recommend removing them from their Dropbox app with selective sync.
This won’t affect the files at all; they’ll be visible online but not locally on the computer, so this issue shouldn’t persist after that.
Let me know how it goes.
- ekmaster236 months agoExplorer | Level 3
Thats not a viable solution because they have to have access to our main directory that holds everything and we have thousands of projects. I just want to know why it was never and issue until they got a new windows laptop. Hoping someone just has an "oh this will fix it" idea
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