I am a new employee to a company. The previous employee had a dropbox acct on the same computer that I use, however my files are not syncing with the other team members for the company. When I open preferences below is the dropbox folder location which is that of the previous employee. How can I resolve this issue?

Hey MaryJDKrane, welcome to our Community! The first thing we need to check and clarify is the Dropbox account that's currently connected to the desktop app. You can use these steps to see if it's your own account that's linked there. If you see the old employee's account then you might need to sign out, and then sign into your own. That should allow you to create a new Dropbox folder with your content in it. Which brings me to my next question: how do you add files for the rest of the team members to see? Do you add them inside the Dropbox folder location shown on your screenshot, or somewhere else? Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

I am logged in using my email. That is the default folder so yes they are located in the one in the screen shot.

Hey MaryJDKrane, thanks for the speedy reply! Something to keep in mind: You can always move your Dropbox folder to a different location by following these steps. When you add or update a file inside your Dropbox folder do you see the changes reflected online? Also, what is the syncing status of the Dropbox desktop app as we speak? You can see that, if you hover your mouse over the Dropbox icon in your taskbar.

My files are syncing but when I add a file to a folder the others on the team specifically my owner is not seeing the added file in his dropbox folder.

Are you able to see the file in this folder when you and your team's owner navigate the website MaryJDKrane?

My files aren't syncing. Is my app connected to the right account?

21 Replies

Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
11 days ago
Do you still need our help with this, MaryJDKrane?
If you do, please feel free to send us the screenshots Hannah asked for and we’ll be glad to have a closer look.
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
20 days ago
Hmm, can he send you a screenshot of how the files appear on his end, so you can send it to us along with a screenshot of what you see on your end?
MaryJDKrane
Explorer | Level 3
20 days ago
All of the folders that he has shared with me are showing all of the members on the team but, for some reason when I add files to the folders from my desktop app he can't see them on his desktop.
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
20 days ago
Hi from me as well, MaryJDKrane.

Is the folder in question a team folder or a simple shared folder?

Can you please go to your account on Dropbox.com, navigate to the folder and let me know what you see under the "Who can access" column?

You can click the option there to see who can access the folder (it might say the name of your team, it might say the number of members or it might say 'only you').

Is this person one of the members of the folder?
MaryJDKrane
Explorer | Level 3
20 days ago
Yes I can see them on the website but he can't see them on his desktop app.
Rich
Super User II
20 days ago
MaryJDKrane wrote:
The boss shares the folders with me but when I add files to his folders they do not reflect on his side.

Please sign in to the Dropbox website and navigate into the MARY ELLEN MCCROSKEY folder. Can you see the files that you added to the folder on your computer?
MaryJDKrane
Explorer | Level 3
20 days ago
The boss shares the folders with me but when I add files to his folders they do not reflect on his side.
MaryJDKrane
Explorer | Level 3
20 days ago
"C:\Users\sonia\Team Krane Dropbox\MARY ELLEN MCCROSKEY"
This is the path for where my folder is stored.
MaryJDKrane
Explorer | Level 3
20 days ago
"C:\Users\sonia\Team Krane Dropbox\MARY ELLEN MCCROSKEY"
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
20 days ago
Hey MaryJDKrane!

Thanks for the screenshot. I was actually referring to the local folder you use in your File Explorer.

When you open your Dropbox folder locally, and navigate to the path in that folder that you use to add content for the team members to see. Can I also have a picture of that, please?