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bauss
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
Solved

Dropbox not syncing certain files

For the past few days, dropbox has not synced a few specific files on my mac.   I get this when I check the status in menu bar     I've cleared cache, fixed permissions, and run check disk...
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  • clegs's avatar
    clegs
    8 years ago

    Problem possibly solved, but I don't really know how. I logged out of dbox online then closed and opened dbox desktop. Then I dragged the master file (with it's sub-files) into the dbox folder.  I got a message asking if I want to replace the file duplicates (which meant the files were in dbox online but I wasn't able to view them before). I answered, Skip.  The sync closed, then I logged on to dbox online and all the files were there. Let's hope the issue doesn't re-occur.  :) 

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clegs
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Problem possibly solved, but I don't really know how. I logged out of dbox online then closed and opened dbox desktop. Then I dragged the master file (with it's sub-files) into the dbox folder.  I got a message asking if I want to replace the file duplicates (which meant the files were in dbox online but I wasn't able to view them before). I answered, Skip.  The sync closed, then I logged on to dbox online and all the files were there. Let's hope the issue doesn't re-occur.  :) 

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akshay2023
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

These are the files that are modified everyday on my computer 

 

 

I want the same files to be synced on Dropbox as well but that doesn't happen

 

As you can only search_query 2023-07-29 has been sync with dropbox. I want all the other files (search_query 2023-07-28.. etc) to sync as well.

 

I am on a windows computer and I have given access to sync the entire folder on Dropbox


I hope I am clear in what I am asking for.

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