2025 sparked some incredible conversations across our community 👩💻. Discover the highlights and see what’s ahead in 2026.
It's difficult to download Dropbox folders onto your computer when the hard drive is full
Hi just realized how difficult it is to store the contents from dropbox on to another harddrive if you computer is full. It is not possible to download bigger folders from dropbox unless they fit into a zip Wow, thats horrible. That costs me ages of time
Remove login pop-up on Dropbox transfer downloads
This has been complained about numerous times and it is absurd that Dropbox seemingly refuses to change this. I've received so many complaints from clients with regards to them claiming they need to signup/give a password to download my transfers because the scummy "Or continue with download only" text is easily missable. Just allow people to click the link, view the files, and download without logging in. What else do I pay Dropbox for? I will move to another service soon if this is not changed.
"Disable downloads" feature not working on the desktop app
Hi, I have the essentials plan but I do not have the feature to disable downloads. I have the "allow downloads on dropbox.com" toggled off(see picture) but that doesn't work because someone can still download it. Can someone point to me where is this "disable download" feature that I see online? Does it even exist within my current plan? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Users downloading a file from a dl=0&raw=1 shared link get a 0 bytes download
Question or issue I’m trying to share .pdf files with my clients by redirecting (302) them to shared link with dl=0&raw=1 query params in link to force browser open it in browser. By the way, almost every russian client get file download, but receiving 0 bytes, error to download and somehow file name is file.pdf in downloads, but in dropbox is other name, something like Привет.pdf. I’ve tested it by my own and there is no problems. It opens in android and ios in different browsers. Is it problem that they trying to download file in russia?Dropbox 237.4.5655 - syncing hangs on 30 files forever or '"waiting for download".
Device PC Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 237.4.5655 Syncing Status Syncing 30 files Question or Issue This weekend on all my pc's and laptops (all Windows11) the new dropbox update was installed automatically. On my working laptop, this went as a charme, no problem. My backup laptop started to index all files, then syncing and now it stays on "Werkruimte downloaden" (workspace?) - after a reboot, he starts syncing and then it goes to above and stays there. No progress. All files are synced, but Dropbox keeps on "busy". My PC started to index first all files (more than 300k of number of files), then syncing, from 16 hours to 6-8 hours at least. Then it showed, that there were 2 files left to sync, 412KB , so this would be in a blink of an eye. It stayed there forever. Then i tried: clearing cache, unlink/link again and wait again for 6-8 hours. I also tried to deselect the files for syncing, but no solution there. Now it states it still wants to download/sync 30 files.... (waiting for download) and stays there. So one out-of-three the update went smooth, but the other two are still trying to get the syncing finished. Any ideas how to move forward on this update? Kind regards, Jeroen
How to Create a Direct Download Link for Android App File on Dropbox?
Hi everyone, I’m managing a website about mobile gaming ( like [...]) and would like to host an Android app file on Dropbox for user downloads. Could someone please guide me on how to generate a direct download link from Dropbox that I can attach to a “Download” button on my site? Thanks in advance for your help! [links removed per Community Guidelines]
Need help setting up Dropbox for cloud-only storage on my Mac
I’m moving out of the country and it’s not practical to take my 6 TB external hard drive with me, so I signed up for Dropbox as cloud storage instead. I chose the 2 TB plan since I’m not even close to using that much space on my drive. As I started transferring files, I noticed a bunch of different icons appearing in Finder, and they’re not consistent across folders. When I tried copying my Music folder, Dropbox showed a message saying I “lack file size.” It’s unclear whether Dropbox is saving my files both to my MacBook and to the cloud. I only want them in the cloud — not stored locally. Questions: How can I ensure my files are uploaded to Dropbox without also being stored on my MacBook? Are there settings I need to adjust to make sure I’m using cloud-only storage? If Dropbox can’t be used for true cloud-only storage, how do I cancel my subscription? I expected a more intuitive setup after upgrading, but right now I’m just trying to avoid duplicating files and filling up my Mac’s drive. Any clear step-by-step guidance would be appreciated!
