You might see that the Dropbox Community team have been busy working on some major updates to the Community itself! So, here is some info on what’s changed, what’s staying the same and what you can expect from the Dropbox Community overall.
Installed Dropbox on another laptop but can't see my files in file explorer
On my old Windows 11 laptop, and still working, I have Dropbox and everything is flagged as On Line Only. In File Manager I see my Dropbox structure of folders. I select a file and it is downloaded and I use as appropriate. All is good. I purchased a new windows laptop and installed Dropbox and indicated on install that I wanted everything the same - On Line Only. In Dropbox on my new laptop with File Manager I now see nothing! I was expecting to see all my folders and files within them. I was not expecting the files to be downloaded. So, - Should I see the folder structures and the filenames in what I have done? Orshould I indicate that I want everything available and so get the folder structures and files on my new laptop then go through and flag everything as only online (as I have on my old laptop)? And if this is the case do I need to re-install and change those initial options to available off line? Thanks for reading and any pointers would be appreciated
My Dropbox app is stuck at "Connecting" and I can't use compatibility mode either.
Hello, I have seen numerous/old threads on this "Unable to connect to internet" issue when launching the DropBox client but still no luck after multiple attempts. I use Windows 10 and everything connecting fine to internet. Of course I tried disabling VPN/Firewall and multiple uninstall/reboot/reinstall and nothing helps. I use latest version 211.4.6008 and even tried installing old ones (210.5.4894 and 197.4.7629) and this didn't help either Long time ago, I had this issue and I was told to run DropBox in compatibility mode. This was fine until recently when DropBox said that I couldn't do that anymore and as soon as compatibility mode is turned off, then I can't connect anymore. If I turn on compatibility mode, it connects fine, sync all files and then suddenly tells me that I can no longer run in compatibility mode and I have no other solution than to turn off compatibility mode and then it is no longer able to connect (stuck on "Connecting..."). Maybe this has something to do with SSL/TLS, I tried sniffing the traffic, enable disable IP v6/v4, tried on wifi vs. ethernet, and so on. Still nothing. So how can I use Dropbox on my Windows 10 machine? Is there any setting/registry entry/troubleshooting tool you can suggest? Please help. Thanks. Eric
The Dropbox desktop application will no longer be supported for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 on October 22nd
Congratulations Dropbox! You've just put the nail in the coffin of all W7 users who prefer not to be spied on and constantly used for data scraping! Well done. If the constant scaremonger nagging about running out of space, the constant begging to upgrade, the incessant app updating demands, the constant USB device interrogation upon connection wasn't enough of an incentive to finally ditch Dropbox for good, then the cutting off of users of a still perfectly good and functional, non-spyware infested OS will be the last straw. Thank you Dropbox for giving me the incentive to go to your competitors instead and get out of your ever more bloated crapware ecosystem. Sometimes, people need a little push to get away from what's comfortable and familiar, even though they suspect just how bad that relationship is for them. I thank you Dropbox for giving me this little push. Goodbye.
A tiny version of the Dropbox app window is covering the actual desktop app on Win11.
All of a sudden, after years of no trouble, my Dropbox running on Win11 in a Parallels VM on a Mac has become uncontrollable when I open the applet and move the mouse cursor, a little tiny version of the window overlays the main window and I can't select anything. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app - no change. Everything works fine on the Mac side. I can't make the little window go away. Any ideas?
Dropbox online-only consuming hard drive space on Windows
I set my Dropbox and folders to online only but it is still taking up the majority of my hard drive. The files are (also?) located on my c drive: C:\Users\JaneDoe\Dropbox. If I delete a folder from the C drive it deletes it everywhere. I'm not sure how to fix this as I have never had this problem before.CertFindCertificateInStore failed with: (-2146885628) Cannot find object or property.
As multiple other users have already reported over the last couple years, I am seeing many of these error events in my Windows 10 Event Viewer, all coming from the DbxSvc(Dropbox service) event source. Can you all please fix your desktop client software to stop spamming my event logs with these errors? This issue has dragged on far, far too long already. Either stop emitting these errors, or fix the underlying problem. Thank you.
Windows Server 2019: LTS App Still Shows Unsupported OS Message
I'm using Dropbox on Windows Server 2019, and recently it stopped working, saying, "Support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 has ended." They provided a link to download a "Long-Term Support" app, but after installing it, I’m still getting the same message, and it won’t launch. Has anyone else experienced this? It's frustrating, especially since I already installed the recommended LTS app. Any advice or workarounds?
Dropbox unexpectedly quits on Windows 10.
I have 4 sync computers and 1 cell phone It's normal on the website, it's normal on the cell phone, but two computers and two laptops Even if you synchronize, it will end, and it will end even if you delete it and reinstall it where you use it as the main pc. As a result, the folders overlap in duplicate and cannot be newly created with existing folders. The files are kept safe. Restart Dropbox to restart sync and other features. This situation suddenly happened I've reported help with vaccines, security, etc., but even after installing and rebooting, the above will continue to appear
