Questions tagged [dropbox]
Cross-platform file syncing program for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and various mobile devices.
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How to make Excel use relative paths in external workbook links
Within our company we use a number of Excel workbooks that link to other Excel workbooks.
With our service this is fine as everyone accesses a shared network drive and the file paths for all the ...
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Dropbox alternative with local sync support? [closed]
I am currently using Dropbox. Just decided to sync my huge (about 5 GB) iTunes Library (music collection) in Dropbox. For that I must subscribe to their paid account. But before I do so, I'd like ...
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Dropbox - how to retain files but reinstall dropbox?
I have to reinstall windows and I have a lot of data on dropbox (~30 gb). I'm afraid dropbox will start syncing all over again. I want dropbox to keep the current files in my harddisk after I ...
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Is having a Firefox profile in the Dropbox a good combination?
I was pretty excited to see sites as Lifehacker and such say how Dropbox can also do synchronisation for Firefox for us. It would also allow me to sync extensions and configuration settings.
After ...
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Why does Dropbox use so much memory on Linux?
pmap shows that Dropbox uses nearly 200MB of memory (on Linux). When I run Dropbox on Windows, it only uses about 30MB of memory. What is the reason for that?
Also, why are there so many [ anon ] ...
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How to set up multiple users on the same computer using the same DropBox folder?
I am running DropBox on a few computers, but one of those computers (a Mac) I have multiple accounts on. One account is for general usage and the other account is for software development. I'd like ...
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What is the easiest way to keep an offline copy of a webdav share? [closed]
I have a webdav share configured for my small group of users. This is great for sharing files, like Dropbox. But it lacks Dropbox's functionality of keeping the files locally when the computer is ...
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Sharing a Dropbox folder with Host & Guest OS (Virtual Box)
I am using VirtualBox on Windows 7 with Ubuntu as a guest OS. I have installed the Guest OS Additions and know how to share folders and automatically mount them.
My question is out of pure curiosity. ...
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Dropbox selective sync - is it possible to have new folders created on other devices NOT be automatically added to sync folders on current device?
For example:
I have the following folders in my Dropbox:
Folder1
Folder2
Folder3
On PC1, I have only the following folders selected in selective sync:
Folder1
Folder2
Folder3 does does not sync ...
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Dropbox sync: deleting files locally and not from dropbox
I assume that if I select for a specific folder not to be synced with my computer anymore I will be able to delete that folder from my dropbox folder(on my computer) without worry of it being deleted ...
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Best way to synchronise photos to three machines. Laptop, Desktop, NAS
I'm using Picasa as my photo management software, and I have a collection of photos that gets downloaded from my cameras either onto my Desktop or onto my Laptop.
I'd like to automatically have ...
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Dropbox says it cannot sync a file due to space constraints
I ran past my storage allocation with Dropbox yesterday.
After cleaning-up my folder, I have plenty of space again.
However, Dropbox shows that it cannot sync a file because there is no space, yet ...
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Moving files between shared Dropbox folders
If I move files from one folder in my Dropbox folder structure to another, what happens on the other synced devices? Do they:
Move the files on the synced device from the source folder to ...
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is there a Diff tool for dropbox for Mac?
Is there a dropbox diff tool/app for Mac?
So what I mean here in an app that highlights visually the difference between versions in a text file you have on dropbox. It would typically have two ...
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Equivalent for Windows 7 "mklink" on OS X?
Is there a feature on OS X that does the same as mklink under Windows 7? It can create symbolic links and hard links.
I have just read about this tool to have Dropbox sync an application folder by ...
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