Questions tagged [dropbox]
Cross-platform file syncing program for Windows, Mac OS, Linux and various mobile devices.
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How to exclude files (not folders) from dropbox sync?
I am trying to sync my Firefox profile folder using Dropbox, but there are several files that Firefox changes quite frequently
Folders: Cache, OfflineCache can be excluded
Files: urlclassifier3....
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Can you have multiple Dropbox accounts on one computer?
Can Dropbox be used with multiple accounts on one computer?
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Red icons appears in all drives Windows 7
Today, in all my drives in Windows 7 appeared a red icon. I try to delete the IconCache.db but doesn't work.
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how to download dropbox files using wget command?
Seems I can only download dropbox files using explorer such as chrome and firefox. If I use wget to download, then I would get a file which is in html format. Why?
For example you can open this link ...
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Dropbox is slow and only uploads at fraction of download speed
I've started using Dropbox but I'm finding that my upload speeds are dropping down to the withering pace of 6Kb per second. I have checked my upload speed with speedtest.net and I get just under 1Mbs.
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How do you get a public link to a file in Dropbox that isn't in a public folder?
In Dropbox's Android app, it is easy to grab a shareable link to any file, not just ones in a shared folder. Is there a way to get this link from Dropbox when I'm on Windows (or via the Web) without ...
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Syncing folders outside Dropbox using Symbolic Links and Junctions
I've been reading a lot of information on this and yet I'm still unsure if its possible.
What I want to achieve is: sync a folder that is outside Dropbox and any changed to that folder or the files ...
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Replace OneDrive with Dropbox in Windows 8.1
I was wondering if you can replace OneDrive with Dropbox. It looks like this right now:
I would like Dropbox to appear where OneDrive is now, and perhaps uninstall and completely remove OneDrive.
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Which Dropbox icon is for which Icon Overlay Identifier name?
Since Windows can only handle 15 icon overlay identifiers and the rest get ignored I though I can move the ones I want to the top and only have the ones I need.
In terms of Tortoise SVN it's very ...
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How to preserve ownership and permissions in Dropbox?
I have two machines, a Mac and a PC running Linux, that I am trying to keep a certain file synced between using Dropbox.
One of the files that I am syncing needs to be writable by another user (...
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What other tool is using my hotkey? [duplicate]
I use Greenshot for screenshots, and it's been nagging about some other software tool using the same hotkey. I started receiving this warning message about two days ago. It shows up each time I reboot ...
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Is there a way I can password protect a dropbox directory on my work pc?
I use dropbox a lot, and I'd like to start using my Dropbox account on my work PC, however I want to prevent anyone else from being able to access the files in my dropbox folder other than me on my ...
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Is it secure to give someone my laptop with my Dropbox folder saved on it?
My laptop contains my Dropbox folder (under my account). I want to give this laptop to my friend for some time, and he will be using another account. Is it possible that:
He will be able to access ...
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Dropbox and Google Drive syncing the same folder at the same time, is it posible?
I am interested in using Dropbox and Google Drive to sync the same folder at the same time...
Is there any special consideration to be taken into account?
Any help is apreciated.
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How to sync only certain folders on Dropbox
I have a desktop machine with plenty of space with Dropbox set up. I also have a netbook with limited space. Is there any way to set up my netbook to sync only with certain folders in my Dropbox (i....
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Stop DropBox for Windows desktop syncing when on metered wireless connection
I use a wireless "Mifi" metered internet connection at home and while traveling on a laptop I periodically also use on various unmetered wireless connections.
Unfortunately, the DropBox desktop ...
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File syncing across multiple operating systems [closed]
What would be the best way for me to sync multiple folders in various locations across Windows 7, XP, Ubuntu, OSX computers as well as firefox addons (that might just be a folder anyway, i'm not sure)?...
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Share files at arbitrary locations by Dropbox
I would like to have a terminal tool which would allow me to share files at arbitrary locations by Dropbox. For instance, by
dropbox /users/cs/python/codes/1.py
This should share the file at the ...
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How to synchronize an arbitrary Windows folder with a Dropbox account?
How can I do this with Dropbox:
I want to ensure that all my files stored under C:\Users\Gerard\Images and C:\Users\Gerard\Documents are stored automatically online.
I don't want to copy them ...
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How to make Dropbox "ignore" specific folders in the sync
I tried using Dropbox to sync my computer's code files, however it syncs everything. I want to be able to configure Dropbox not to sync folders with specific names like ".git" and/or "target" as ...
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Why can Dropbox be super fast compared to FTP?
I'd like to know why technically Dropbox is much faster than FTP? What kind of technology does it use?
I'm not talking about diff files, I'm talking about transferring new files in both cases, ...
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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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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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How does Dropbox determine when to overwrite the local file vs overwrite the cloud file?
When Dropbox encounters a file on one's computer that is different than the cloud version of that file that it knows about, how does it decide whether it should sync them by overwriting the local file ...
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File sync service supporting symbolic links
I wonder if any of the mainstream sync services (e.g. Dropbox and the likes) is able to sync relative symbolic links among the synced folders correctly.
And by supporting I mean uploading and ...
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View incremental diffs of my revisions to files using Dropbox
Sometimes I use a simple editor like Notepad++ to edit my webpages on Dropbox.
Notepad++, not being an über-editor or IDE, does not track file changes for me.
But Dropbox does!!
Has anybody ...
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Locally encrypt Dropbox folder
I would like to encrypt the local copies of my Dropbox files, but not the online versions.
I have log on password protection (not BIOS) on my Windows 7 Ultimate laptop but that's easily circumvented ...
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Uploading large folders to Dropbox from external hard drive
I've got a puzzling dilemma that I've been trying to solve for weeks. I want to backup about 500 GBs from an external hard drive to my Dropbox Pro account.
My computer's hard drive is nowhere near ...
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Syncing dropbox folder accross dual boot
I'm dual booting windows and linux. My dropbox folder is currently installed via windows. On linux, can I just symlink my dropbox folder to the windows version or something to that effect? I know I ...
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How to Maintain a small differential Virtualbox hard drive
I am trying to use a virtualbox hard drive over several computers using dropbox (a popular cloud tool) synchronization. I assume no two machines will open the same drive at the same time.
To reduce ...
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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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How to use Dropbox with Truecrypt?
I have some files that need to be accessible from multiple computers, but encrypted on each computer. Something like the 'shared folder' feature on Dropbox, but with the folder encrypted locally on ...
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Mac. Auto-quit specific programs after system inactivity
Problem: Programs like Things and Together do not like to be open in two locations so while Dropbox is great for some things it is less than ideal for these. Data loss could occur. So using those on ...
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Symbolic Links to an Existing Folder
I'm trying to synchronize two folders on two different computers to my Dropbox folder on their respective machines. So for example:
XP:
C:\Dev -> C:\Documents and Settings\username\Dropbox\Dev
OSX:
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MS Word 2010: Link to object in a relative directory
I'm working in a Dropbox folder on a word document. I'd like to insert a pdf object which will be updated by a script separately. The problem is that the linked object in Insert > Object > Create from ...
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How do I back up all my email messages from Mail to Dropbox?
My goal is:
Take all of my email messages in Mac Mail, and compress them into one file.
Upload that file into Dropbox.
Even if I do not use Macs in the future, I should be able to see all my ...
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