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LilyMuseic's avatar
LilyMuseic
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

I upload my files to Dropbox, but they expire.

Dropbox has been causing me quite a bit of stress recently.  it has quit synching to my Mac, but please don't bother addressing that issue, which takes countless hours to change and then, one day sto...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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2 years ago

Welcome back to the forum, LilyMuseic. Let’s have a look.

 

Saving a file to your Dropbox account shouldn’t come with an expiration date. 

 

Can you walk me through the steps you're taking to save your files to Dropbox? 

 

I'd also like a screenshot of what you see exactly when trying to change/disable the expiration date you mention. You can attach it here with this button: 

 

 

Ping me when you have more info.

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