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8144 TopicsHow can I save hard drive space, if I can't use the online only option?
How can I use Dropbox to save hard disc space? I have a contract which gives me 2tbts of whi9ch little is used. I am unable to make files 'Online only' because I am not given the option to do so at the right click stage. I gather this is because of the Windows icon overlay system which requires me to enter the registry to fix. I do not have admin permission to change the registry. Any advice will be welcomed. Thanks in anticipation. TH16Views0likes1CommentJavascript error occurred in the main process on Mac OS 12.7.6
Hello, I am unable to open Dropbox because I keep getting this error message. Followed by a message that Dropbox quit unexpectedly. When I restart Dropbox, I get the same two errors. (see screenshots below). I have a Mac, iOS 12.7.6 I am using Dropbox app version 222.4.5042 Please help me resolve this issue! Thank you!Solved20Views0likes3CommentsWhy was the way screenshots were handled changed?
Me and my friends question what drove the people behind this software to break something intentionally like that? I work as a Quality Assurance expert, and can only see this change as sabotage. When I press "PrtSc" I want the image to be copied into my clipboard. The fact that it was saved into the screenshots folder wasn't always desired, but I could deal with it (always cleaned up that folder once a month). But now that doesn't happen. I get so many extra steps, and if I opt out of it, I'm left with nothing. Sure, I could just install a different software for making screenshots, but that seems so stupid to do, given what worked before!284Views3likes17CommentsSome files are not syncing from my desktop to my other devices
I have some files (not all) that are in Dropbox that do not sync/ update from my desktop to my hand-held devices. They updated for a long time but now have started not updating which is very inconvenient. Can anybody help, please? Thank you.103Views0likes15CommentsEnable create and rename folders/files on MacOS Dropbox application for admin users
After a recent dropbox update, at the top level, admin users are unable to create and rename files on their desktop dropbox application for Mac users (OS version: Sequoia 15.3.2). This slight change has made it more of a hassle to use the desktop app, it makes it appear obsolete to be honest. My team needs a number of folders to created frequently as we get new cases quite frequently. After the new update, as the admin user, I have to navigate to my web browser in order to create a folder and then come back to my desktop app to add all the relevant documents into that folder. If I make a mistake in the name of the folder, I can't change the name of the folder I have to go back to web browser, find the folder and then change it from there. It is such that even as an admin user on my computer, when I go to unlock the folder at the top level to give me read and write access, it automatically switches back as it is something that has been enabled from the software and not the user end. I could see the justification for having this restriction for non-admin users but for admin users whose job description requires the creation and modification of top level files, it has added an additional step in work flow that is cumbersome. In the past, all these could be done directly from the desktop app. I would like to request that the feature be put back as it was. The new change is not user friendly at all.133Views3likes10CommentsSyncing icons no longer showing on Mac when using the Dropbox desktop app
Background Hoping someone can please help with this one. Just purchased a new MacBook Pro and installed Dropbox. I use mail-merge documents from my Mac mini which syncs via Dropbox to the MacBook. The location of the newly installed Dropbox is different on the MacBook (previously the Mac iOS forced Dropbox to a specific location in the Library for cloud storage which my Mac mini uses. To rectify the above, I uninstalled Dropbox from my Mac mini and when installing the latest versions, duplicated the path the MacBook uses to enable mail merge from either without having to re-find the source data. All good... The problem However - The Dropbox app on my Mac mini no longer shows the sync check marks on any of the contents of Dropbox, though syncing is working and is up to date - the checks are missing (they are however showing on my MacBook as expected). Software versions iOS: Sequoia 15.4.1 Dropbox plus plan: v222.4.5042 Troubleshooting tried > Closing Dropbox including force-quitting all instances in activity monitor, then relaunching Finder and reloading Dropbox; > Uninstalled/reinstalled Dropbox; > Checked that all folders (bar one) are set to be available offline If anyone can please offer any suggestions it'd be very much appreciated :-) PJ31Views0likes4CommentsMoving files on my desktop to the trash deletes them immediately instead.
I am running Dropbox Backup. On MacOS, when I drag a file on my desktop to the trash, it is deleted automatically. In other words, it does not appear in the trash in case I want to recover it later. I get a warning that says "This item will be deleted immediately. You can't undo this action." When the same file is in any other folder or location on my computer besides the Desktop, and I drag it to the trash, the behavior is normal - the files goes into the trash where I can see it and recover it if need be. I am running Dropbox Backup on Sequoia 15.2 on a 2020 M1 Macbook Air. Any thoughts?122Views0likes13CommentsAdd an option for a normal window pop up when using the desktop app.
I am getting extremely tired of programs deciding that they need to do thinks in unique and special ways that just add additional headaches. Dropbox and Google Drive popping out on the side of the screen is cute and all but it also pops out on the wrong monitor, which is something you can't change. It also has no real user advantages because now it's just an immovable window that you can't do anything with, and I am not a fan. If you happen to be streaming you might partially or fully dox yourself as well if you click anything.19Views0likes1CommentIs there an option to ignore a file or folder from syncing to my Dropbox account?
Hi, I use dropbox on multiple devices but predominantly on a Macbook Pro. I traditionally keep all my files and folders within the Dropbox folder and allow all data to sync up to dropbox. Is there a way to stop a folder (nested under the dropbox top folder) from uploading to dropbox. I realise I can just move the folder out of the toplevel folder but I preferably dont want to do this. Thanks21Views0likes3CommentsDropbox needs to update the required Fedora repository.
Apologies if this is the wrong place to post this. This is just a heads up that Fedora Linux was updated earlier this week to 42 and so the Dropbox Fedora repository is now producing error messages as it's still pointing to 41. The repository is at https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora.87Views1like3Comments