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Cross-platform file syncing program for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and various mobile devices.

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NVMe M.2 SSD keeps disappering every now and then whenever PC reboots

I have HP Z2 SFF G4 Workstation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.19 GHz with Windows 10 Pro 21H2. I have installed dropbox on NVME samsung SSd 970 SCSI 2GB and manually assigned it drive ...
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Syncing Chrome Extension Settings w/ Dropbox

I was wondering where I could find the settings for extensions in Google Chrome so I can create a symbolic link to synchronize the information w/ Dropbox until Google offers an official solution. It'...
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In a multi-user environment, where is Adobe Bridge Metadata stored?

I have a team of designers / non-technical users that want to start using Adobe Bridge as an asset management & tagging system (lets say 8 people) this will be photos (edited and RAW), videos (...
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Backing up from Dropbox (online) straight to external drive

I have all my work saved on my Dropbox account, and generally only have around 20% of that stored locally at any one time. I'd like to buy a large external drive and back everything up onto that for ...
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Dropbox opens each time I plug in removable media

Every time I plug in removable media Dropbox opens and this window comes up. I only ever want dropbox to open if it's manually started by the user. I have unchecked 'preferences > settings > ...
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Deleting old Dropbox files?

I installed Dropbox, and after some time I uninstalled it. Now i see stuff from Dropbox in my user folder. It wasn't created on this machine, but they were copied here. If i delete them, do they get ...
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Dropbox writing to external drive very slowly

I have an external HDD which I wanted to utilize as Dropbox backup. It's connected to a secondary idle PC via USB. I've installed Dropbox and set its location at the external drive hoping it would ...
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High CPU usage from Explorer.exe - Suspecting Dropbox and/or Onedrive shell integration at fault

I'm experiencing high CPU usage from Explorer.exe and I am using SysInternals' Process Explorer to try to diagnose the issue. Frequently I will get a CPU History graph like this (or worse, showing ...
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Permission denied while trying to delete old Dropbox folder

I have an old Dropbox folder that I don't want to use anymore. No matter what I try, I keep on receiving "permission denied" while trying to remove it. I could remove its content easily, except a ...
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How do you force Dropbox to save to a network location?

Problem I am looking to close our dropbox business account. To do this, I first need to save the account contents account to our NAS. When I attempt to move my dropbox folder to the network location, ...
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Is there a solution to the zip/cpgz cycle after downloading from Dropbox to Mac?

I've downloaded a file to my computer from Dropbox and am now suffering a zip/cpgz cycle! Instead of unzipping the downloaded zip file, my iMac converts it into a cpgz file and when I click to open/...
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How can I move a mailbox from Apple Mail to Dropbox?

I am using OS X Yosemite and Apple Mail. I am a realtor and I create a new mailbox in Mail.app for each transaction. When a deal is complete, I would like to move the mailbox to the cloud for ...
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Stop Dropbox changing my desktop.ini/custom explorer folder icons (windows 8.1)

This is really 2 questions: Dropbox is replacing my custom desktop.ini files randomly. (mostly in the top directory.) Some say this occurs when the containing folder is accessed from dropbox on ...
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How to stop showing the Dropbox green checkmarks across every photo?

It's good that Dropbox shows its blue icon to indicate a file is currently getting sync'ed ... however the big green check-marks which are shown to indicate the file has finished its sync are entirely ...
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Portable version of Onedrive desktop app

Is there a portable version of Onedrive desktop app for windows like the DropboxPortableAHK for dropbox ?
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www.dropbox.com redirects to 127.0.0.1 to piratebay.org and does not load

I recently installed Win10 I normally use PC, install sw, and suddenly when I want to download dropbox, I see ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED so tried to trace route it but it shows this: Tracing route to www....
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Is there a way to sync Drobpox's cloud to a 3rd party backup service like AWS or B2? [closed]

Ive started using Dropbox's "cloud sync" feature to keep large files in the cloud and off my laptops internal drive. My concern is that the only real place these files live is now in dropbox'...
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Dropbox sync: deleting files locally and not from dropbox

I assume that if I select for a specific folder not to be synced with my computer anymore I will be able to delete that folder from my dropbox folder(on my computer) without worry of it being deleted ...
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How to change Dropbox directory on Ubuntu 16.04 outside of encrypted home folder

In November this year, Dropbox will stop sync in case home folder is encrypted (full disk encryption is supported). I have tried to move synch folder outside /home to folder on the Ext4 partition but ...
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Will Dropbox delete malware in my uploads?

I'm doing some reverse engineering research, which including some malware. Can I save them in my Dropbox? Will Dropbox delete them from the server end? I searched around but haven't found a clear ...
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How can I add a folder that's on another drive to Dropbox?

My C drive is a NVME m.2 high speed drive and D drive is a pretty slow old drive. I have my Dropbox folder on D:\Dropbox. Normally I do my programming stuff on C:\projects, since C drive is fast and I ...
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What is Dropbox Sync Technology name [closed]

I remember Dropbox had (and still has, I think) a method for using less data when syncing files. It compares the byte difference between the original file and the new version, and only uploads/...
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Synology disk station as local dropbox alternative

Does anyone know if and how I could use my Synology disk-station as a kind of local dropbox server, i.e. I have a folder that is always synchronized locally between the NAS and the respective ...
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Symlink vs Hardlink and Backing up Win10

I have the following use case and am struggling to decide whether to use hard links or symlinks. I store e-books in a "Books" folder on my Win 10 Laptop. However I have a directory structure ...
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Adding additional locations to Office 2013 save "Places"

When saving a document in Office, you are given the option of saving locally or to your SkyDrive account. Presumably, it's possible to add additional locations to this menu (Dropbox, etc.). Is this ...
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What iCloud for windows is doing in the background - it takes 25% cpu capacity by average | and how to solve it

I am using a surface book, and take the document fold synchronized with iCloud. So I have installed the iCloud for windows since I transferred from MacBook to surface pro/surface book (I have both). ...
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Can you link an NTFS junction point to a directory on a Network Attached Storage?

I'm using Windows, and I want to use Dropbox to back up a folder outside my Dropbox directory. So I want to create a junction point from my target directory to my Dropbox folder. According to the ...
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How to automate regular Google Takeout backups to cloud storage

I would like to create regular Google Takeout backups (let's say every 3 months) and store them encrypted in some other cloud storage like DropBox or S3. It does not have to be a cloud-to-cloud ...
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Changing default Dropbox at command line to a business account from a personal account on macOS

I've linked to my business Dropbox on my Mac which already had my personal Dropbox installed. I can easily access both my Dropbox (Personal) and Dropbox (Business-name) from the Finder. At the command ...
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How to see size of dropbox folder?

The solutions that are online like here don't work. There is actually no option to "Calculate size", maybe because I slightly over the 2 GB quota? But I don't have that option. I would like ...
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Sync Joplin between desktop (Ubuntu) and phone (android)

The note taking app Joplin should be able to sync files between a phone and a desktop. However, I have not managed to get this to work. I authorized the same dropbox account on both the desktop and ...
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Using a batch file to overwrite a zip archive

I have a shared Dropbox file which I'll be updating often. Because it's a large file, I compress it to save space. Because it's a shared file, I need to maintain the link. I need to be able to ...
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FontExplorer X + Dropbox

I'm looking to sync my fonts between my Macbook and iMac using a combination of FontExplorer X and Dropbox. I've seen a few blog posts that confirm that it is possible by using a symbolic link on the ...
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I accidentally added ~/Downloads to Dropbox, then symlink from ~/Downloads can't be removed?

As the title said, I accidentally added ~/Downloads to Dropbox, then I think Dropbox symlinked the ~/Downloads folder to the corresponding Dropbox folder. ❯ ls -l total 648 drwx------@ 5 anthony ...
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Dropbox company download caching

Does anyone know If there is a way to create a local cache for Dropbox? I have multiple users in a local network and someone from the outside changes/uploads a file to dropbox, the sync party is on. ...
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How do I change the Dropbox directory on a headless GNU/Linux server?

I have installed Dropbox 2.0.0 via command line on my home server (Ubuntu Server 12.04) to use for off-site automated backups, but I can't change the directory that the Dropbox daemon keeps synced. I'...
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Dropbox URL gives access to file content

I am very surprised that I linked on a Dropbox URL stored in my web browser's history and, without being logged in, I could see the content of the file. I have created a new file to test it and, just ...
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How can I use inotifywait on Raspbian to watch a directory for file changes and upload changed files only using dropbox-uploader.sh?

How can I use inotifywait on Raspbian to watch a directory for file changes and upload changed files only using dropbox-uploader.sh? Hello, Please note I am using dropbox-uploader.sh by Andrea ...
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Can I update a shared dropbox file while not changing the link?

I have a file I would like to update on dropbox. About 900 people know this shared link. However, when I update the file the link is changed, e.g. from https://www.dropbox.com/s/...
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Dropbox files on PC display absurd warnings

A new frustration, started recently. When I move or copy any Dropbox file, of any type, to another folder - even another Dropbox folder - I now get the daft message shown below. (Tried to embed image ...
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OSX - Schedule programs to start at night, close in morning

On Mac OSX, is there a program or method I could use to start an application (say Dropbox) at around 9pm at night and then close the application in the morning (say 9am). I've found Dropbox is making ...
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All Excel files opening as read only

When I open an Excel file from Windows Explorer, if Excel is not already running, the file opens as read only. I can save it as a file with a new name, but not as the old name (at least not without ...
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Disable prevent Dropbox from Auto updating (via BITS) on Windows & roll back to last stable bug free version(s)?

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/173890/can-i-stop-dropbox-from-automatically-updating-itself-on-os-x How can I disable Dropbox from updating itself and start creating sync issues (as are ...
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Diagnosing Dropbox sync blocking

For the past six months I have had Dropbox on two Windows 10 PCs with many files regularly being created/modified and synced within the Dropbox folders of both of them. But for the past two weeks they ...
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Free up space on dropbox cloud by "ignoring" local files and directories (Ubuntu 20.04)

I have some big files in directories that need to be shared on dropbox but these big files themselves should not be uploaded to dropbox (because they are filling my quota way to fast). It seems that ...
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Change the date of file versions stored on Dropbox

I need to change the date of changes made in Dropbox files. For example: File uploaded on 2/9/20 and modified on 8/9/20. There are now two versions of the file. I would need two things: Delete the ...
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How do I exclude/ignore folder inside of Dropbox folder without selective sync?

I'm using Dropbox with some project and one of my directories has subdirectory it's called ~/Dropbox/stuff/data, how do I exclude and/or ignore it without selective sync?
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Can I view the Dropbox desktop app as a window instead of a taskbar icon?

I am using Dropbox on Windows 10. I know that I can click on the taskbar icon to see file syncing progress. Is there a way I can open the app in a window so I don't have to keep opening the taskbar ...
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LibreOffice lock files and Dropbox

I use Dropbox for collaborative work between Windows workstations. One of the use is to share LibreOffice documents. Concurrent editings are normally forbidden by LibreOffice by creating a lock file ...
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Unable to access Dropbox on desktop due to HSTS?

I am unable to access Dropbox on Windows 10 desktop. I can do it on another Windows 10 computer as well as Android phone on the same Wi-Fi but not on this one desktop through two different ISPs. Tried ...

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