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Ylona
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7 years ago
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Dropbox duplicates files from Dropbox on Mac during syncing to Dropbox online

Hi Dropbox helpers, It is almost weekend but I still need some help with this syncing duplicating problem on my Mac. I already read through all the open topics and checked Apple doubles etc but I th...
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  • Ylona's avatar
    Ylona
    7 years ago

    Thanks Rich,

    It wasn't the dot files but I did have to just unlink my Dropbox and set it up again and then it worked fine. Somehow it went wrong even after trying to sync only 1 map or only keep them online and I can't figure out why, cause now it's all good after setting it up again.

    Anyway thanks for the help! Also to you Jane. 

     

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Rich
Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
7 years ago

More than likely the files in question were the dot underscore ( ._ or AppleDouble) files that OS X or macOS create on non-native drive partitions. It's not an issue to be resolved because everything is working as it should. The files are created by the operating system, Dropbox sees them and syncs them as it's supposed to. The dot underscore files are just not visible on a Mac, while they are on any other file system (Dropbox, Windows, etc.).

The only true solution is to ensure that the Dropbox folder on a Mac isn't stored on a non-native hard drive partition. That's when these files are created.

Ylona's avatar
Ylona
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Thanks Rich,

It wasn't the dot files but I did have to just unlink my Dropbox and set it up again and then it worked fine. Somehow it went wrong even after trying to sync only 1 map or only keep them online and I can't figure out why, cause now it's all good after setting it up again.

Anyway thanks for the help! Also to you Jane. 

 

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    Jane
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    7 years ago
    Great news (Ylona) & thanks for sharing, happy syncing :white_check_mark: & please feel free to get back in touch on our Community for more tips & tricks, it’ll be a pleasure to work with you again in the future. Enjoy your weekend! :slight_smile:

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