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Hebephrene
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

How do I locate files I uploaded?

I'm working with the latest version of Dropbox in Windows. I found the folder I wanted which is my online part of dropbox (as opposed to that part of Dropbox which is downloaded and appears and is ac...
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Jay's avatar
Jay
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2 years ago

Hi Hebephrene, thanks for messaging the Community!

 

The online version of the site should reflect what is on your machine exactly, unless you've used selective sync to prevent folders from downloading.

 

Do you see any events on this page showing that the files were uploaded?

 

Keep me posted!

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Hebephrene
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Yes, I got confirmations that the files had uploaded successfully. 

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    Mark
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    2 years ago

    So you can see the file at www.dropbox.com/events ? What does that say about the location of the file if you click through to it

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    Hebephrene
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    Yes, it occurs as an event but there is no location attached, nor button to obtain that information. 

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