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Babycog's avatar
Babycog
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

"Sorry. Photos can't open this file because the format is currently unsupported..."

  I am not able to open the hundreds of photos in my Dropbox. I get the following message: "Sorry. Photos can't open this file because the format is currently unsupported, or the file is corrupte...
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  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    9 months ago

    Hey Babycog, sorry to jump in here.

     

    The thing is that if you're using Dropbox, it's not advised to use other backup services to back up the same files, especially the Dropbox folder.

     

    Can you temporarily disable Carbonite, to see if the Dropbox sync icons appear?

     

    Because with the Carbonite icon there, we have no way of checking the Dropbox sync status of the files.

Nancy's avatar
Nancy
Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
9 months ago

Sorry to hear about this, @Babycog. 

 

If I get this right, this error appears on the desktop app, correct? If not, feel free to correct me. 

 

Can you send me a full screenshot of the error you’re getting? 

 

Besides that, I’d like a screenshot of how these photos show in your local Dropbox folder, so that I can check their syncing status. 

 

Let me know when you’re ready.

  • Babycog's avatar
    Babycog
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 months ago

                                  

     

    Nancy, here is the error screen and what my folder looks like. Is this what you need?

  • Babycog's avatar
    Babycog
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 months ago

    Sorry, Nancy - this is the error message!

    • Nancy's avatar
      Nancy
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      9 months ago

      Thanks for the screenshots! Can you clarify the OS version of your device, as well as the app version and syncing status of your Dropbox app? Is the app running at the moment?

       

      Other than that, I can see there’s a small orange dot by your images; are you also trying to back them up with Carbonite? 

       

      Finally, can you send me a larger screenshot of how your files show within the Dropbox folder? I don’t see any syncing icons at the moment, and I’d like to see if that’s the case for all files.

      • Babycog's avatar
        Babycog
        Explorer | Level 4
        9 months ago

        Nancy, I do have Carbonite, but the orange dot means it will be backed up:

        It looks like the app version number is: 193.4.5594 - could that be right?

        The OS is Windows 11

        Here is the bigger page:

        I hope this is what you needed. Thank you,

        Babcog

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