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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