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Access iCloud Drive via terminal
OS X 10.10 was just released, and one of the features I personally awaited the most was iCloud Drive. Unfortunately, I had to learn that it was not as accessible as Dropbox.
file ~/Dropbox
/Users/...
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How to find my stolen Macbook
A friend of mine just had her Macbook stolen. Her Dropbox account is still working on the Macbook, so she can see each time the Macbook comes online, and she can get its IP address.
She has given ...
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How to stop and start dropbox.app in Apple Terminal?
How to stop / start dropbox in the Apple Terminal?
dropbox stop works when using Oracle Linux, but not within Mac OS 10.6.8.
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Is it possible use Dropbox as my OSX Time machine backup drive?
Is it possible use Dropbox as my OSX Time machine backup drive?
I am thinking of getting Dropbox Pro.
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Dropbox context menu missing in OS X
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My Dropbox context menu is missing in OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8). While the Dropbox service runs normally, Finder doesn't show the icons and also doesn't give me the ability to browse files ...
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Using Dropbox from the command line on OSX
I recently discovered these fantastic instructions on using Dropbox from the command line. I currently use the Dropbox GUI, but a command line option would be very useful.
Unfortunately, the script ...
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How to export all notes in OS X/iOS Notes.app?
I used to take all my notes on my iPhone and iPad in Notes.app. I recently switched and take all my notes using various text editors and store the notes in my Dropbox. However, my old notes I used to ...
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Dropbox causes high CPU usage on Mac OS X 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion)
Dropbox will occasionally use around 100% of the CPU. Why is this happening and how do I fix it?
From searching around, it seems like it's not an uncommon problem.
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How to sync OS X desktop to Dropbox?
How can I sync all my Desktop files to Dropbox, so that my desktop still feels, looks and works like a normal Desktop?
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Vim no longer prompts for encryption key when reading encrypted file; why not, and how can I get this restored?
I recently began using Vim to encrypt text files (by using the :X command and entering an encryption key at the prompt). As documented, Vim then prompts for that key when I reopen the file and ...
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How do sparse bundles get corrupted and can they be fixed?
I am warming up to Mac OS X sparse disk image bundles: This is a virtual file system stored as a collection of small (up to 8MB) files in a folder. This way, you can have encrypted HFS+ volumes stored ...
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Why won't Dropbox sync particular files on my mac?
I'm using dropbox across several machines - two macs, two linux machines.
All are working happily - except for one mac, where there are 4 files that persistently refuse to update.
In finder, these 4 ...
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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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Dropbox eats my files! Random deletes from Mac client
For months, I've been fighting one Mac machine that syncs with my dropbox account. I have sync to several Windows, Linux and OSX clients, and only one of them exhibits this problem.
Basically, it ...
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Dropbox like syncing for Google Docs
Is their a way (on mac osx) to sync a folder on my computer with Google Documents now that Docs supports all file types?
A lot like the functionality of DropBox.
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