Selective Sync Conflict mess!

And here I thought it was just me ...

I experience this problem too, and it is no small matter. I am dealing with nearly 4T of data. With selective sync problems as described in this thread, I can't describe how time-consuming (weeks, not hours) and frustrating the problem has become, especially as it has happened repeatedly. Waste massive time fixing it once, then the joy of fixing it again.

If rectifying the situation directly is impractical due to overwrite concerns, how about a built-in utility to aid the user in resolving the duplicate-and-or-missing-files problem without having to go to yet another third party?

i'm having similar problems.  I run dropbox on three different computers, and my files/folders are now *bleeped*.

For comparing file versions, I have used Scooter Software's "Beyond Compare"  for a long time, to great success.  Even so, this is going to take a great deal of time to get sorted out!

Don't even want to think what is may have done to shared folders.

Oh which I'd just stuck with selective synch options!!

Hey kjconnors & pm3415, while I have some tips that could be helpful, please let me know if you’d need further assistance from me in any way & I’ll try to touch-base with you asap. Thanks! 

DropBox is an outdates service. they have not only failed to understand their clients, but also technology.

Google File Drive is much more functioning and advanced alternative for the same price.

For synching folders, I have found"Beyond Sync" to be very good! Without it I would have pulled all my hair out due to the DropBox mess I always seem to get in the two computers I use (Imagine the mess if I was using 3... LOL)

Greetings,

I have been working for a few days to try and get dropbox to sync.

Amazingly, after days of seeking support my drive is syncing for the first time  (in 6 years).

Unfortunately, all of the synchronised folders are doubling up on my pc with the duplicate `Selective Sync Conflict'. 

This is innane, insane and obviously and issue shared by others. I am completely shocked by the ongoing difficulties with the Dropbox app.

To make matters even worse = the duplicate and original folders are both different size !!!   

...Dropbox, have you got a solution for this yet? All i want to do is reclaim my archive from your server and this is a seemingly impossible task? The best part of a week is gone trying to get the sync running (same issues on multiple PC's) and now for the few fodlers that have worked (most are greyed out) there is this baffling scenario of duplicate, mismatched files.

I know your stocks went down, you moved head office, lost two key players...but instead of responding to business failings by drainign existing customers = you should fix the service and a paying customer like me would be consolidating my service with pleasure. Instead I just want to leave dropbox (if only I could get my archive)

michael - thanks for the encouragement; I am trying to get my files from the dropbox servers and soon as I can I will be gone. 

When a companies direction becomes inverse to the actual product and service they once represented, it is time to bail. 

I don;t think a $2b per year company is really going to miss me, nor are they going to change for the customer = to me Dropbox is driven by shareholder gratification and I don't want to encourage them at all.  

This article interested me: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/09/09/why-dropbox-shares-fell-24-last-month.aspx

"Dropbox hopes to inspire more of its users to pay for these upgraded services rather than sticking to a free but more bare-bones experience. If that plan works out as expected, it will boost both its top-line revenue and profit margins in a hurry. But until then, the company must spend money to execute on this vision -- marketing and tech support for the new service model isn't cheap.

The stock has now dropped 24% over the last 52 weeks. "

...With the Dropbox response being to force users into a new price tier, rather than improving the service, clearing historical problems or educating customers about new features, it becomes very clear that they want existing customers to suffer for the sit-at-home dreams of investors. It makes me hate the world.  

I hope you have a much better experience with your new host. 

Hello everyone! 

Jumping in here to wrap up this thread. We acknowledge all your feedback about the selective sync conflicts issue and experience. We appreciate your participation and we can still help with Selective Sync conflicts if you need help with the steps you have to take to fix this. 

Please contact our team directly, with account and device related info here. 

To keep things neat, I would like to kindly request for you to create a new topic for any unrelated issue or feedback. 

Keep in mind that you can mention a user or a Dropboxer in your new thread to start a new discussion with them. 

Thank you all. 

Have a happy new year!  

This is just absolute horse**bleep**. I buy a new drive to merge and store files and the space gets taken up by this **bleep**.

Absolutelu **bleep**ing atrocious. What the **bleep** am I paying for **bleep** for???the mess dropbox created. A new 1tb drive