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No two people use Dropbox in exactly the same way. Some of you rely on it every day for work, others for school, creative projects, or keeping life organized - and we love that. We’d love to hear how you’re using Dropbox today - is it something you use once in a while, is it part of your day to day, are there any features you can’t live without? What workflows have you built that save time or reduce friction? And where do you see opportunities for us to do better? Your tips, ideas, and honest feedback really help us to make sure we can share useful tips, and they help other community members discover new ways to get more out of Dropbox too. Share your experience, favorite features, or suggestions in the comments below. Your voice truly helps shape the future of the Dropbox community 😁 The Dropbox Community Team
I keep seeing a pop-up message online that keeps appearing each time. Can I stop it?
For the past few days, when I log in to the web version of Dropbox.com, I get a pop-up message that says, "View files you have deleted - You can also easily restore or permanently delete them here." Even if I click the OK button, the message keeps appearing every time I log in. Is there a way to prevent this from happening? Thanks!
I can't change the Dropbox web column headers
I was able to add Size header to my columns on Dropbox website last year sometime. But now when I go there to switch my List view column headers, I no longer get the inverted caret. However, I get it with Grid view and Large Grid view. Where did it go? It's the same in Safari as in Chrome. Application Affected Dropbox website Device MacBook Pro Operating System/Browser (if using the web) macOS Sequoia 15.7.4 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) NA
Dropbox Basic account is over quota and completely locked
Device Dell laptop Windows 10 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) n/a Question or Issue My Dropbox Basic account is over quota and completely locked. I cannot view or delete files via: - dropbox.com/home - /deleted_files - mobile app - desktop app I am not asking for more storage at the moment. I just need temporary access to delete files and bring the account under quota so I can properly assess my current and future needs. Can a Dropbox staff member advise or escalate? Many Thanks. MW
Upload hangs at 283 of 284 items on Windows 10
This information is not required, but it makes it easier for our Community members and support team to help you. Device Dell laptop Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 10 Syncing Status "Uploading 283 of 284 items" I'm fairly new to Dropbox. I'm trying to use it to back up my Thunderbird Email database, which is almost 15GB. I upgraded to a Personal account. I quickly found that trying to upload the whole DB fails, so I've been uploading folders at a time. I selected multiple folders and files to try to simplify the process, to a total of 296 files in 49 folders, totaling 418MB. Some of these were empty, so they didn't upload. A couple of folders were fairly large (15MB, 18MB), but it seemed to be working. But for the last 15 minutes it's been hung up saying "Uploading 283 of 284 items, 11 seconds left." Should I just cancel it out, and hope the 284th file is isn't significant?I'm seeing 2 different date formats after opening file info on my Dropbox account online.
Device PC Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Browser Edge Version 143.0.3650.96 (Official build) (64-bit) Question or Issue Hi, in the web browser version of dropbox, when choosing file info, the date are shown in 2 differents formats, that is very confusing to understand when looking at dates like 11/5/2025 and 5/11/2025 for example, which one is month? Modified : day/month/year date upload: month/day/year date created: month/day/year here is a screenshot when you can seePlease add a "search" functionality in move
Currently, if I want to move a file from "folder1/" to "folder2/very/deep/one/folderWithUniqueName", the fastest way is to go to "folder1/" to download the file, go to dropbox and search "folderWithUniqueName", then upload my file there and delete my file from "folder1/". Using the move action of the file takes much more clicking and choosing, which is especially painful when some of my folders have more than 30 items. It would be much easier if there is a search feature in the move action of a file/folder. You know, "suggested folder" doesn't work very well :)
