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How to delete the Dropbox folder on hard drive without deleting those files elsewhere?
Hi there, I have only been able to find examples opposite of my situation so I apologize if this is frequently asked. Basically, I have around 200gb + and counting everyday of files in a shared company Dropbox with our work emails. I made the mistake of downloading the app and syncing the files to my Mac before realizing what I had done. Since then I have signed out from the application and uninstalled it but still have the Dropbox folder of everything (I believe up to that day) on my computer. Am I safe to delete this folder now that I have deleted the application? I want to make sure it doesn't remove all of the shared files from the company dropbox that others need. The folder on my hard drive says it was last modified over a couple weeks ago which I believe is when I un-synced the application, and there have been things posted to dropbox since then. I appreciate any help or insight I can get here, thanks.Solved29KViews0likes13Comments
Moving Dropbox folder from ~/Library/CloudStorage
What is the reason for not allowing me to specify where I want to save my Dropbox files in Ventura? I don't have enough space in my system drive to keep a copy of my Dropbox files. And yes, I need a local copy at all times. I tried replacing the folder with a symlink pointing to an external drive but that does not work. Dropbox just refuses to load and these are the last lines of the log file: Traceback (most recent call last): File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 5055, in _setup_root_for_account File "dropbox/sync_root/helpers.pyc", line 164, in create_root_for_account File "dropbox/foundation/futures/basic.pyc", line 853, in result File "dropbox/sync_root/handlers/macos/file_provider.pyc", line 121, in set_result_or_convert_exception dropbox.mac.internal.MacError: [Errno 62] Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=62 "Too many levels of symbolic links" It looks like 1 level of symbolic links is one level too many. A search for Venture did not yield any results I found relevant. I need to know how to relocate the Dropbox folder. If I cannot relocate the folder, Dropbox loses its utility and that only means I will have to look for alternatives. I really hope I don't need to do that.Solved21KViews2likes26Comments
Can I access someone else's Dropbox without adding their whole Dropbox to my own account?
Hello Community. I have been asked to use/add files to another organisation's Dropbox and they have sent me a link inviting me to edit their folder. However, the link from Dropbox suggests that I need to 'Add to Dropbox' - that is, adding that organisation's whole folder to MY Dropbox. That company's Dropbox is going to be HUGE and I obviously don't want to add their whole company Dropbox to my own private Dropbox. Is there a way they should be inviting me to EDIT or ADD to their Dropbox that doesn't mean their whole Dropbox needs to be added to MY Dropbox? Many thanks in advance, lane_RHLSolved10KViews1like10Comments
I see duplicate Dropbox folders on Windows, after reinstalling the desktop app, and they both sync
Hi there I had a problem where I noticed one day about a month or so ago that my backup of my current computer had disappeared so couldnt access any files from my computer on my phone. The only way I could see to fix it was to reinstall dropbox on my computer which it fix the backup problem. However I now have a problem on my computer where my windows explorer shows two indentical dropbox folders. How do I remove of them without losing any files? Anything I do to one of the folders affects the other, they both have the same files and both sync. Thanks in advance.Solved8.9KViews1like29CommentsDropbox very slow with Windows explorer
After wasting time, as usual, with Dropbox's assistance, I try to ask here. My problem is relatively simple to explain and consists in the fact that if I use Windows Explorer, navigating in the Dropbox folder is torture since any operation it's very slow (creating a folder, copying a file, etc...) while if I use, for example (but it couldn't be the solution) a file explorer like Explorer++ everything works perfectly. Another thing I verified is that if I navigate to the Dropbox folder from a Windows window that opens for example when I want to open/save a file, everything works without problems. The problem remains confined to windows explorer. Can anybody help me? Thank you7.9KViews11likes12Comments
Dropbox Migration to a New Mac With the New Cloud Storage Setup
On my primary computer, I keep all Dropbox files in offline mode. I've updated to the new Dropbox setup that places the Dropbox folder in ~/Library/CloudStorage. I'm wondering what will happen when I move to a new Mac in the future. In the past, the macOS transfer program would transfer all my files to the new computer's drive, and then Dropbox would reindex them (rather than having to redownload all the files from Dropbox). What will happen now with the new Dropbox setup? Thanks.Solved7.6KViews1like28Comments
How Do I Use Dropbox on Windows 11 with a local User account?
When I set up my Windows 11 computer, it created an Administrator Account (called "Owner"). I put the Dropbox folder directly under the C drive instead of under C:/Users/Owner so that it would be accessible to all users on the computer. I just created a local standard account (called "MyUser") that I sign into separately. When I opened the Dropbox app on my standard account, it asked me to sign in. It created another Dropbox folder under C:\Users\MyUser, which will put two redundant folders on my computer. When I try to move the Dropbox folder location under Preferences/Sync, Windows asks me to sign into the folder but then Dropbox says that it cannot create a folder at that location. So - two questions: (1) how do I use my existing Dropbox installation on this computer without creating a redundant folder, and (2) how do I undo what Dropbox just set up on my account? Do I need quit Dropbox and delete the entire Windows user account? I suspect the answer is to NOT open the Dropbox app on my standard account, but instead to open the folder that was already created on the administrator account, and to edit and save in that folder. If that's the case, I just need to know how to undo or uninstall the app/folder that was created on my standard account (I suspect I just have to delete my Windows user account and start over, but it would be nice to have an easier solution).Solved6.8KViews0likes13CommentsPaths to files on my desktop have changed
I have uninstalled the DropBox, but it is still affecting the location of files on my desktop. For example, the path to files is: C:\Users\user\Dropbox\PC\Desktop\[file name], instead of C:\Users\user\Desktop\[file name]. What can be done to get rid of 'Dropbox\PC\' from the path? P.S. My OS is Windows 10 Pro x64 version 22H2 (OS build 19045.2965).Solved6.3KViews0likes41Comments
Moving the Dropbox folder
In the desktop app, it was simple to move the Dropbox folder to a different location (using Preferences). Now that it seems the desktop app is discontinued, I can't find any way to move the Dropbox folder at all. Is it possible? If so, how?! Thank you!Solved6.1KViews1like9Comments
Green checkmarks are missing from my files in the Dropbox folder on macOS 12.5.1
Even though my Dropbox folders and files are synchronizing properly, I no longer see the green checkmarks on my Mac with Monterey Version 12.5.1. I have shut down and restarted my Mac and uninstalled and installed the Dropbox app, but still no green checkmarks. Would someone please help me resolve this issue so I can be assured my Dropbox folders and files are synchronizing properly?Solved6.1KViews0likes13Comments