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I'm working with Adobe Lightroom Classic and Dropbox doesn't sync some .db files
Hi everyone. Using Lightroom Classic and Dropbox. I am getting messages from Dropbox that some preview files can sync. See attached. Also when I sync again folders with my computer thumbnails are...
Hi everyone!
Quick update:
The data transfer was successful. I deleted the old data, and now everything is working again with Lightroom - the error message about synchronization issues is gone.
Thank you very much for the help and have a great weekend.
Best regards,
Carina
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey Xavier Montaner, it sounds like the db files are database files, right?
Keep in mind that we generally don't recommend that people sync live databases with Dropbox.
Most databases have remote access methods anyway, so you don't need to sync the live database. You can sync saved snapshots, however, with no issues.
That said, you can use Dropbox to share the data, but you need to take great care and understand how file syncing works.
Most programs create a "file lock" on any file that they are using, and this lock will prevent Dropbox from syncing the file. In some cases you must fully quit the application before Dropbox can sync the data. You must then make sure Dropbox has finished syncing before trying to access the file from any computer.
As for the folder "Group containers" it looks like you could empty it without affecting Dropbox.
Thanks. Makes sense what you say. Saying that, I have been using Dropbox and Lightroom for years without any issues until Dropbox made the upgrade. I am not an expert person when it comes to computers and software. I am also pretty sure that other users are experiencing issues using both. Considering the massive amount of users that use Adobe Lightroom, if you and Adobe could find a way to make things easier, you would get on board many more customers.
