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Is it possible to force a complete reset of a local copy of Dropbox?
I have broken Dropbox on my laptop and now it is stuck indexing. Is it possible to delete my local copy of Dropbox completely and force the Dropbox on my laptop to just reset itself with the server?
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Dropbox is trying to sync more than is in the folder? Mac OSX
Dropbox v3.18.1
OSX 10.10.5 (Yosemite)
I have 2.54 GB in my Dropbox folder on my Mac.
but my DropBox app keeps syncing for some reason (over 3 GB) and it's out of space :(
This is really really ...
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looking for list of symlinks in Dropbox folder - find syntax not working
I am trying to move my Dropbox folder from an External Drive to a different External Drive. I was getting error messages that files couldn't be moved and according to Dropbox tech support it's ...
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vim - sync across multiple OSes with dropbox
So I decided to take the plunge into learning vim and moving over from sublime as my main editor.
I have a few different machines running different OSes. OSX on my laptop, Linux on my primary machine ...
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Can I use an 128GB SD card instead of an external hard drive on mac osx
I am stuck in a situation where I need more storage on my macbook. Most of the space is used up by dropbox which is used for work and although I have tried selective sync it is getting a bit annoying.
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Sync Desktop with Dropbox - Symlink
I tend to work almost entirely off of my desktop, and I'm attempting to simplify my workflow. I want to sync my Desktop between my Work iMac and my Mac Mini at home.
I've sucessfully synced my Home ...
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Can you work with files in a Dropbox folder when Dropbox isn't running?
I'm working on a large video project that involves some shared Dropbox folders. Because the folders are too big to fit on my internal hard drive, I created a separate user account on my Mac and ...
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OSX: Making sure Dropbox always starts after SD card is mounted?
I have a Macbook Pro with a relatively small SSD, so I use a 128GB MicroSD card in a nifty little adapter I plug flush into the side of the laptop for some extra storage. I have quite a large Dropbox,...
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Dropbox - soft link from external hard drive doesn't get recognized by Dropbox on OS X
I store some super large compilation of files on my external hard drive because there isn't enough space on my Macbook Pro. I would like to have them in my Dropbox as well. In this question Uploading ...
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Can Dropbox under OS X be accessed from a command line?
I want to access Dropbox in my Mac from a remote location with ssh. Is there any way to access Dropbox from the OS X command line?
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One way upload to dropbox
I have large media files of several gigs that I want to upload to Dropbox without storing them on my computer. When I try and use the web portal for the upload, it takes several hours and my computer (...
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Advice on User Permissions (Mac OS 10.8.3)
My first post here, so apologies for any missing information but I will try to cover as much as possible. In short, I am trying to allow two users access to a folder (and files) in one users Dropbox. ...
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Is there a way to ignore/exclude subfolders from syncing on Dropbox (for Mac OS X)?
Context: I'm trying to sync my entire Mac home folder into Dropbox. I moved Dropbox into the root folder, and sym-linked the home folder into Dropbox. The problem is that ~/Library/Containers consists ...
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Disable Dropbox Camera Upload for a particular device
Is there a way to disable the Dropbox auto-import for a particular device on OSX?
I want it to automatically import pictures from my phone, but not from my camera.
Thanks!
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Keyboard shortcuts for Mailbox App for Mac
I am using Mailbox mail client for Mac, and I'd like to know what are all the available keyboard shortcuts. Some of them are similar to Gmail (like E or R). Where can I find a complete list of ...
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