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Why did the sync status of my files changed to online-only all of a sudden?
I've been a Dropbox user since, gosh, who knows when. Suddenly, at some point this week, my default state switched from available offline to online only. I don't recall upgrading my OS or making major changes to my devices so I'm not sure what might've triggered this out of nowhere. I recall seeing the notification saying something along the line of "your hard disk is almost full" - which I don't think was true. I always selectively toggle the online only option after I wrap up my projects, so I always have 200+ GB of free space. Even if this was true, I don't think Dropbox should make the decision to switch 200+ GB of files to online only without my consent. I'm in the middle of some big projects, and having my files suddenly all go online only before I could do physical backups was an unpleasant surprise, especially since I live in a country with slow internet. I've found the option to change my default state back, but I want to make sure this doesn't happen again. Did something recently change from Dropbox's end? How could I prevent this from happening in the future?
How 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. TH
Why am I getting an error that my account is full after uploading files to shared folders?
This has happened with multiple clients with large amounts of storage. They share a set of folders but it doesn't see their storage amount it only sees my 2GB limit and I can't upload even though the client has plenty of room. When I sign out to see if I can access that way it asks me to sign into DB to access the link. I obviously am not the best at figuring out the issue and could use help so I can access their full storage capabilities for file transfers.Is 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. Thanks
How can I remove files from my account to free up space and save them to an external drive?
Dear smart people, I want to free up space in Dropbox by deleting files there. Can someone explain how to put the contents (mostly word documents and some photos) of my current Dropbox onto an external hard drive in case I need something in the future? Step by step instructions I mean. I don't know how to do it, but am also concerned that the copied files could disappear from the external hard drive when I then delete them from my Dropbox account. Is that possible? I use Dropbox from a laptop computer. I looked at past discussion posts but they're all too complicated. Thank you SO much for your help!Adding local space by mounting extra drive inside Dropbox folder
Hi, I am using Dropbox on linux and it works OK. It is installed on my home drive /home/myname/Dropbox, as it should. Syncing to and from the cloud works fine. My problem is that my home drive (/home/myname) is running out of space, so I mounted an extra drive inside the Dropbox directory on my home drive: /home/myname/Dropbox/Dropbox-extra. I can see this new folder in the listing in the cloud and on my local computer, but files or directories inside this new folder (i.e. /home/myname/Dropbox/Dropbox-extra/xxxx) are not syncing with the cloud (neither to or from the cloud). How do I make this to work? If this doesn't work I need to replace my current drive for new one, although I have enough space with the "solution" I decribed above. Any hints what I can do to make this work?
The referral I sent to a new friend has been marked as ineligible.
Hello Dropbox Community, I have referred a brand new friend and also managed the installation and set up of the dropbox include introduction and funtional usage such as scan function. but unfortunately the referral bonus is not credited but rather marked as "ineligible". Please kindly assist me in securing this referral as every KB matters. Thank you and kind regards Linus
The .dropbox_bi folder takes up 679GB on my new computer and there's no hard drive space left.
I have three computers, each of which have different storage needs. I had been using all three on my Dropbox account, with different folder sync settings, and that had worked for years. I recently replaced on of my computers, and now Dropbox won't seem to let me set the backups on the new computer. It seems to be trying to sync everything, and does not have enough space - so now the computer simply say not enough storage space. my .dropbox_bi folder is eating 679GB, and I cannot even get into it to see what all that is. Do I need to delete my entire back from that computer and start over again?