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I uploaded a folder from my desktop to Dropbox, but I'm not seeing it on the website
Hi,
I uploaded the folder, containing all the folders of my website, from my desktop into Dropbox.
Next I tried two things:
I created a new folder, oploaded it to the the folder of my site on...
On the desktop of my PC I do not have a Dropbox folder.
If you have the Dropbox desktop application installed on your computer, then you have a local Dropbox folder. On a PC, the default location would be in your user profile. For instance ...
C:\Users\[your username]\DropboxDropbox will only sync the files and folders placed in this folder. If you manually uploaded a folder from your Desktop to the Dropbox website, that was a one-time copy and won't continue to sync with the folder on your Desktop.
The intention of Dropbox is that you move your files into the local Dropbox folder and work on them there. That way any changes you make within the folder will sync automatically.
So I do not need the container folder that is sitting on my desktop anymore?
I would compare the content of that folder to the one located in the local Dropbox folder. If they're the same, then you don't need it anymore and you should use the one in Dropbox.
Rich
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Super User IIThe original container folder is on my desktop, but I have uploaded it to Dropbox some time ago.
That's not how Dropbox works. Dropbox can only sync the files and folders that are located in your local Dropbox folder. If you have a folder on your Desktop it won't sync with Dropbox, even if you uploaded it. An upload to Dropbox is a one-time action.
You should move your container folder into your local Dropbox folder and work on it there. Any changes made to the folder in your local Dropbox folder will be synced with your account online.
On the desktop of my PC I do not have a Dropbox folder.
In my taskbar there is one. Are you saying I have to open that one, next open the container folder and make my changes in that folder. So I do not need the container folder that is sitting on my desktop anymore?
- Rich
On the desktop of my PC I do not have a Dropbox folder.
If you have the Dropbox desktop application installed on your computer, then you have a local Dropbox folder. On a PC, the default location would be in your user profile. For instance ...
C:\Users\[your username]\DropboxDropbox will only sync the files and folders placed in this folder. If you manually uploaded a folder from your Desktop to the Dropbox website, that was a one-time copy and won't continue to sync with the folder on your Desktop.
The intention of Dropbox is that you move your files into the local Dropbox folder and work on them there. That way any changes you make within the folder will sync automatically.
So I do not need the container folder that is sitting on my desktop anymore?
I would compare the content of that folder to the one located in the local Dropbox folder. If they're the same, then you don't need it anymore and you should use the one in Dropbox.
