Dropbox is a web-based file hosting service with desktop clients for all three major operating systems and for Android, iOS, and Blackberry mobile devices. It creates a special folder on machines it is installed on, which synchronizes any files saved in that folder with Dropbox's servers. Any other ...
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iPhone app to use with nvAlt? [closed]
I'm looking for an iPhone app to use in conjunction with nvALT and Dropbox which immediately presents text entry (without syncing first) and will not randomly lose/overwrite notes (which has been my ...
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Dropbox “reverse”-selective sync
Dropbox 'selective sync' function remains files only in the webstorage and delete the files in my local computer.
How can I do the opposite?
I want to keep some files only in my computer but not on ...
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Is this a virus? A pop-up box from Drop Box asked about uploading photos from my PC
I refused to do it, and then shortly after, WinPatrol began pestering me to allow an .exe file created around the time of said popup to be on Startup. I kept refusing it, removed it from the WinPatrol ...
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Sync dropbox and skydrive folders in a dual boot Win7 - Win8
My laptop has a dual boot between Windows 7 and Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
On Windows 7, I use both Dropbox and Skydrive desktop apps to sync my files. Let's say the location on the hard drive is ...
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Trouble setting up a Dropbox service in a headless Ubuntu server 12
I'm using a headless Ubuntu Server 12 vm on Amazon ec2. I'm trying to set up Dropbox by following these instructions. Everything was going fine until I got to this line:
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Multiple parallel downloads to multiple Dropbox users kill the LAN
We have an office where multiple people use Dropbox to share files, and sometimes several users are on the same folder. When an external party adds a large file into one of these shared folders, all ...
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Why Dropbox Changed The Way They Allow Direct Linking? [closed]
Since, many geeks use Dropbox here, i want to ask you if you know what is the reason Dropbox changed how public direct links are displayed:
http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=1138
Anyone aware why they did ...
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Exclude files from sync based on filename and/or filename extension in online file storage service
Is there an online file storage service (like DropBox, Google Drive, Skydrive) where it is possible to exclude files from sync based on filename and/or filename extension?
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App to share links, files and screenshots with a friend, the interactive way
The kind of app I'm looking for is pretty specific. So please read the whole paragraph before answering.
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The idea is to have a "tunnel", or a pipe, between two users. We are talking about a ...
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How to set SELinux context for HTML files updated by Dropbox?
I am trying to use a shared Dropbox folder to make HTML files easily editable by several people, and am (re)mounting the Dropbox folder to somewhere in /var/www/ with the --bind option. I have the ...
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Stolen MacBook Pro
My MacBook Pro was recently stolen. I still have remote access via Dropbox and his IP address. I don't have the expertise to run SSH and change the remote login. I'd prefer to use a keylogger.
Could ...
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Best way to restrict access to a folder in Dropbox
I currently run a business with around 10 staff members and we currently use Dropbox Pro 100GB to share all of our files.
It works very well and is inexpensive, however, I am taking on a number of ...
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View incremental diffs of my revisions to files using Dropbox
Sometimes I use a simple editor like Notepad++ to edit my webpages on Dropbox.
Notepad++, not being an über-editor or IDE, does not track file changes for me.
But Dropbox does!!
Has anybody ...
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Dropbox (Windows) storage limit
I recently asked this question in a post on the Dropbox Forums, but to no avail.
I have a small laptop running Windows 7 with a 128GB SSD; a load of Virtual Machine's are taking up excessive ...
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How to analyze size of files in Dropbox [migrated]
I have reached free storage limit of Dropbox and need to delete the files to make space.
Is there a way one can analyze the size of files on Dropbox using its web interface.
I can do it using ...
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Dropbox sync alike app, that use own web server [closed]
Is there any Dropbox sync alike app , that can
-use own ftp server
-sync like Dropbox(if there is a change is local drive then auto upload to the ftp server)
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Did Lion eat Excel
I'm running on OSX 10.7.3 using Microsoft Office 2008 (with the latest updates).
Recently, Excel started crashing on startup. It happens so fast it is hard for me to detect what's going on but ...
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Sharing mp3 files on the net with the simplicity of Dropbox
I have a website (Joomla), where I wish to share MP3 files. Every week, we have a new MP3 recording.
I would like to make the weekly upload as simple as possible.
The typical hassle looks like this:
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How to Synchronize Dropbox PDFs to Kindle DX?
Background
I'm strongly considering the purchase of a Kindle DX for PDF reading to save my eyes from LCD strain.
I currently sync a folder of PDFs on Dropbox to my iPad via an app called GoodReader.
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How to move from MAMP to native Apache on Mac OS 10.7
I just upgraded my development computer to Mac OS 10.7.3 (Lion) from Mac OS 10.5.8 (Leopard), which required a complete disk erasure. For several years I've used MAMP to run a development server on ...
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How to share a dropbox folder but hide colaborator/user 's emails?
I work with two different customers and need to share the same folder with each of them, but I don't want them to know of each other.
At the moment, any user who joins a shared dropbox folder can ...
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How dropbox knows about my corporate email?
I'm dropbox user.
Today I received some promotional email from them and not to my regular email account but on my corporate-one. I NEVER entered that email address in any of the forms while signing up ...
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Continue to sync with Dropbox after logging out
I use Dropbox in Debian. I would like to continue syncing the Dropbox folder after logging out.
Is there a way to run the daemon in background at startup? Are there other ways to solve this?
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Is there a way to sync livedrive to dropbox?
Does anyone know how to sync Livedrive with Dropbox? Searching for a more permanent source of storage that other dropbox users can't delete. Our company has both Dropbox and Livedrive, but uploading ...
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How to Maintain a small differential Virtualbox hard drive
I am trying to use a virtualbox hard drive over several computers using dropbox (a popular cloud tool) synchronization. I assume no two machines will open the same drive at the same time.
To reduce ...
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Which way can I avoid Dropbox syncing older files when restoring a CloneZilla image?
Is there a way to avoid Dropbox Syncing older files back to my account when restoring a CloneZilla system image?
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Sync Dropbox remotely
I have Dropbox on my Ubuntu desktop, and I am working remotely on my laptop. I would like to add files from my desktop to Dropbox and then access them on my laptop.
So, I did the following:
ssh ...
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How to restart syncing of the Dropbox folder on Mac?
I'm having problems with Dropbox, as it is constantly syncing data and eating up my CPU.
How do I restart syncing of the Dropbox folder? I guess there must be a metadata file that I should delete, ...
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How to set up a centralized backup server with lots of offsite workstations, intermittent internet connectivity, and stubborn users?
This might be an impossible question.
Context:
We have a bunch of computers across around 1000 users. We have a centralized office where 900 of the users work, most of the time. Most of the ...
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How to accessing Dropbox files system from Windows 7 Explorer?
Webfolders do not work with dropbox (or how to enable?)
WebDAV is not supported
i used dropdav but they promised to be free as long as Dropbox provides free access but immediately started charging ...
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Is it necessary to share every underlying folder in a Dropbox shared folder?
I have one Dropbox (I suppose) shared between my business account / PC and my wife's account / PC running Windows XP and a laptop with Windows 7.
I created a folder and shared this one with both (or ...
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Dropbox: computer name changed
I use dropbox on multiple computers. One of my computers was recently removed and the computer name was changed.
What will happen to all of the local dropbox files on this box?
Will they still be ...
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Can't delete ._Icon from Dropbox in Windows
I used Dropbox on mac recently and that Synced some files with windows. Now I'm not using a mac anymore and there's a file named ._Icon that refuses to go away.
I am not able to delete it, nor am I ...
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Outlook internet free-busy on Dropbox
How would I be able to share my Outlook "internet free-busy" status via Dropbox?
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Folder synchronization software for great volumes and with a tracking database
I'm looking for a synchronization software for my iMac-MacBook configuration. Other systems would be a plus.
I'd like to synchronize everything, which is many Gb, also for a backup purpose.
I know ...
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Change location of SugarSync “Magic Briefcase” on Windows - move to root of C: drive
I would like to setup SugarSync on Windows similarly to how I currently have Dropbox configured, using a root sync folder located outside of any user profile - e.g., at:
"c:\Magic Briefcase"
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S3 based dropbox like program for mac os and windows
I use dropbox to sync file between several computers. It does the job quite well but it have several disadvantages:
Storing files on S3 is much cheaper (I need about 10Gb for all my shared files) ...
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Dropbox: What happens when I delete shared files?
In Dropbox on OSX, I have a local folder that I have shared with another Dropbox user, Bob.
Previously, I put some files in this folder, and Bob got them synced on his PC.
Just now, I ACCIDENTALLY ...
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How to sync OS X desktop to Dropbox?
How can I sync all my Desktop files to Dropbox, so that my desktop still feels, looks and works like a normal Desktop?
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Online Storage with permissions for windows users [closed]
Looking for some advice, we need online storage with permissions much in the same way permissions work on windows servers.
I've looked at dropbox teams, which allows 5 users. For my scenario I'm ...
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How to overlay an icon like the tick sync in Dropbox?
How exactly do you overlay an icon? Like a shortcut icon on Windows?
For example, Dropbox overlayed the icons on the files and folders with a tick sign, indicating that they are in sync with the ...
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Share Pidgin logs via DropBox?
Is it possible to share Pidgin logs via something like DropBox? I do a lot of work with multiple machines (home office, work office, etc.), and would like the logs to be searchable from wherever I ...
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suspicious Fedora 'run as root' request?
I am running Fedora 16 and just installed Dropbox from their website.
After dismissing the successful installer, I received a 'run as root' authentication popup
trying to run the command 'sh ...
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Prevent data corruption when using dropbox
So i have a backup system running that basically stores all files in Dropbox using encfs. (In addition i do a nightly rsync of the complete Dropbox folder to Amazon S3). I'm quite happy with that ...
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How do I restore a folder in SpiderOak to the 2nd last revision?
I want to recursively restore a folder in SpiderOak to the 2nd last revision of all the files. Is there any way to do something like this?
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How to add videos on the 2.0 Dropbox Android client?
I've been using Dropbox's Android client for a some time now, but just recently updated to version 2.0.1.
On a previous version there was a menu item for "Add Item", which then had a secondary menu ...
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Using only the Dropbox folders vs. symlinks on OS X
I'm a Dropbox user working in a Mac environment. I'm experimenting with two different ways to sync two computers via Dropbox and also get the benefits of multiple off-site backup. I need advice on ...
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Files appear online, but won't sync to my machine
I am running linux mint 11. Shortly after installing someone shared a Dropbox folder with me. That folder syncs online and down to my machine. All of it's immediate subfolders sync online and down to ...
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Using Dropbox without installation from PC lab?
Is it possible to use Drop Box without installing it to a computer, for instance to use it from PC lab computers where installing software is not permitted?
