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Allan G.

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Re: Duplicate Folder contents
I meant uploading the files to dropbox website, rather than moving them in to the dropbox folder on a computer and letting the desktop client sync them with the server.
6 years ago Place Delete, edit, and organize
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Re: Duplicate Folder contents
Yes, of course you are correct, I rarely use the website, and missed the crucial use of the word Upload. Without trying to derail the discussion, is there any good reason for doing it this way?
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Re: Duplicate Folder contents
Dropbox isn't any smarter than your file manager. However, if you try to add a folder where a folder of the same name exists, you should also get the option to merge the two. Will that not help?
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Re: Bring back the green 'synced' checkmark in the system tray.
It is now 3 months exactly since this thread was started. So after 3 months of seeing the new look icon, are things any better, has my brain adjusted to the new styling? Do I glance at the icon and ...
7 years ago Place Apps and Installations
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Re: Bring back the green 'synced' checkmark in the system tray.
Yes, this worked for me in my Linux setup. I now have a bright green icon when everything is synced. Brilliant! I followed instructions from Madpentiste who described it here: https://www.dropboxforum...
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Re: Bring back the green 'synced' checkmark in the system tray.
Thank you to Madpentiste on page 12 for the suggestion for Ubuntu users, I may have to give that a try. My problem in Ubuntu is that either the greying out of the icon for un-synced is not working, o...
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