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VladBusca
New member | Level 2
7 years ago
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error moving dropbox

Hello

I get this error when trying to move dropbox folder from C to 😧 "some files can't be moved, please select a new location or close some open files and try again".

Tried this advice, didn't worked: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Error-messages/Unable-to-move-the-Dropbox-folder-as-some-files-can-t-be-moved/m-p/68217#M16691

Thanks

Vlad

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  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    7 years ago

    Hey there Poka, sorry to hear about this.

    I've moved your post under this thread so as to ping you with additional information on the issue you're having.

    Could you take a look at my previous suggestions here on this thread and let me know if you're still facing the same issue? 

    Thanks in advance!

  • jimgarnish's avatar
    jimgarnish
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Hi,

    I've just bought a new Huawei laptop and the SSD is partitioned with a relatively small section assigned to the Windows folder (C:\) and a much larger section assigned for files (D:\).

    By default, windows installs in C:\, which is too small and anyway, it makes more sense to have the Dropbox folder in D:\

    I have gone through Preferences > sync to choose where the Dropbox folder should be  (D:\), but everytime, after clicking move and selecting D:\, I get the error message 'Some files can't be moved. Please select a new location or close some open files and try again.'

    My Dropbox folder is empty for this purpose (although it wasn't when I first tried) and no files are in use.

    Please help.

    Thanks.

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    7 years ago

    Hey there jimgarnish - sorry to hear about this.

    As I wanted to have a better view of the problem at hand, I just reached out to you via your Dropbox associated email address - take a look at your inbox and we'll take it from there.

    In the meantime, note that I moved your post under this thread so as to ping you with some suggestions other users found helpful. At your earliest convenience, you can take a look at those too. 

    Poka: I've also sent you a brief message to your Dropbox associated email address so we can work on this together. Keep an eye out for my email and get back to me there so we can have a further look into this with all of my tools at my disposal.

    Thank you both!

  • nei a.'s avatar
    nei a.
    Experienced | Level 11
    7 years ago

    now I have the same issue, cannot move dropbox folder, geht the same error as in the screenshots above.
    Is there a timeline by dropbox for a solution or is it still an unknown issue?

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    7 years ago

    Thanks for your report nei a. - I just reached out to your Dropbox associated email address so we can have a further look into this.

    Take a look at your inbox and we'll take it from there. Thank you!

  • blakekhodges's avatar
    blakekhodges
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    Running into a similar issue on Dropbox on web browser (Safari). Trying to move a folder from my root directory into a different folder. Getting the error: "Couldn’t move 1 item." (with the little red stop sign next to it). 

    Don't see any further explanation or what can be done. Would love some help. Thanks! 

  • NGU Admin's avatar
    NGU Admin
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    I am also having this issue and have tried these suggestions. Unfortunately, the problem still remains and I am unable to move one shared folder into another shared folder. Prompt assistance would be greatly appreciated. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    6 years ago

    Hi NGU Admin; welcome aboard!

     

    I'll be glad to look into this for you so could you please post a screenshot of the exact error you get so I can advise further?

     

    Thanks a bunch! 

  • mguertin's avatar
    mguertin
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    I'm having the same issues as well.  Can't move a whole bunch of one-off offboarded user files into a Team folder.  I suspect it can't deal with the changes to sharing.  I really wish Dropbox would get it's act together and show some useful information when things don't work.  Getting pretty tired of all the new features that no one wants, auto-updating client software that completely breaks the chain of testing and approval and no bug fixes.

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