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idlk files from Adobe InDesign are blocking the syncing of the desktop app.
When you edit Adobe InDesign files (.indd) in a Dropbox folder, InDesign automatically creates a temporary lock file with the extension .idlk. This lock file signals to other users that the file is currently being edited. The problem: Dropbox tries to sync these .idlk files, which can lead to various errors: Sync conflicts and duplicate files Error messages like "File is being used by another program" Endless sync loops Blocked synchronization of the entire folder Why Does This Happen? InDesign creates the .idlk file when opening a document and only deletes it when closing. While the file is open: The .idlk file is locked by InDesign Dropbox cannot read/synchronize the file Dropbox reports a sync error Other files in the same folder may also become blocked What Dropbox Is Missing: A Real Solution Currently, Dropbox offers no practical solution for this problem. The only official method is manually setting Extended File Attributes via command line – for each individual file. With dynamically generated files like .idlk, this is simply not feasible. What we need: A native file exclusion filter directly in Dropbox, such as: Global pattern filtering – Exclude file types like *.idlk, *.tmp, *.lock across the board A .dropboxignore file – Similar to .gitignore, with wildcard support and recursive application to all subfolders UI integration – Settings → "Exclude file types from sync" Git has elegantly solved this problem for decades with .gitignore. A simple text file with: *.idlk *.tmp .DS_Store ...and all matching files are automatically ignored, in all subfolders, without any manual intervention. The Community Has Been Waiting for Years In the Dropbox forum, there have been threads for over 5 years with thousands of votes and hundreds of comments requesting exactly this feature. So far without any response.
Photos upload to Dropbox as duplicates with ‘1’ added to the image title
I’m using an iPhone 15 Pro Max. When I upload photos I take with my phone, duplicates are created. This didn’t happen before. I turned on the ‘Upload directly from Camera’ mode, but later turned it off. Since then, duplicates have started appearing. I upload each photo manually.”
Quicken shortcut to automatically pause Dropbox, then exit the app.
Quicken doesn't like to share files, so I have to remember to pause dropbox before using it. I'd like to create a quicken shortcut that automatically pauses dropbox then continues when I exit. Is there some kind of switch or batch file I could use to accomplish this.
Blue sync icons appear on my Windows 10 desktop
On occasion, blue sync icons will appear on files and shortcut links that are located on my Win 10 Desktop. None of the files are related or stored in Dropbox. What is causing this. The only way to remove them is to reboot my machine. Any idea what is causing these sync issue to appear.
The Requested Operation Couldn’t Be Completed error - Dragging & Dropping into Files app on iPad
Dragging and dropping error using the stock files app on iPad OS (13 latest) with the latest version of Dropbox installed. Each time I try to drag and drop a file using the files app I'm greeted with an error message: The requested operation couldn't be completed because the feature is not supported. Any ideas to fix it? Or is it just another Dropbox issue that won't ever get addressed like the missing favourites bug? Note, dragging and dropping works flawlessly using Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud etc. I've tried removing and redownloaded Dropbox etc.
