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Dropbox synch, 1 file missing, how identify the file?
I just synched Drobox between my old Windows 10 laptop (the source) and my new Window 11 desktop (the target). I then did a Windows Properties on the Dropbox folder on both machines.
On the source:
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How can I add a folder that's on another drive to Dropbox?
My C drive is a NVME m.2 high speed drive and D drive is a pretty slow old drive. I have my Dropbox folder on D:\Dropbox. Normally I do my programming stuff on C:\projects, since C drive is fast and I ...
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Is it Possible to Migrate or at Least Export Dropbox's Selective Sync Settings?
When setting up Dropbox on a new Windows computer, is it possible to migrate the selective sync settings from the old computer?
And if those settings can't be migrated and must be reapplied manually,...
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How can I sync a network folder in Windows?
I have a network folder at work that I would like to be accessible from home. I have purchased some space in Yandex.Disk (basically just another Dropbox clone, so let's just imagine I'm using Dropbox) ...
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Unable to uninstall dropbox in a roaming profile or to delete data from an existing dropbox
For several years i had a running dropbox installation pointing to a home directory on a network drive associated with my roaming profile in a windows 2012 environment.
Some days ago, i realized that ...
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Keep two files in sync on the same device
I have a file that is my master library of all references (in BibTeX). When I start a new research project, I place a copy of that master library in the project folder to allow me to cite it. The ...
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Dropbox: sync some folders in removable drive
I have my main dropbox folder in C:. However, I keep all my photos in a removable hard drive. Now I want to sync these files as well, what I can think of is to create a symbolic link in the main ...
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One way sync with either Dropbox or Google drive on linux and windows
I could not google this one. I would like to use Dropbox or Google drive only as backup, so I would like to ensure I only upload to those services and never download (unless done manually via the web ...
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How can I keep a folder on two computers in sync, without uploading to the cloud?
I want to keep certain folders in sync between various computers. They are a mix of Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 machines.
I already know about services such as SpiderOak and Dropbox, but I want to ...
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Dropbox options for avoiding file conflicts and locking issues
I use dropbox to sync many things, often things that you "shouldn't" sync, like FireFox states, game states, music database, etc, etc.
Where I run into problems is with dropbox's love of syncing ...
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Safe way of synchronising Dropbox with backup
I use Dropbox but also like to back up my files to an external hard drive. I am currently doing a one way sync from Dropbox to the external drive every hour. This is very inefficient as the ...
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Google Drive desktop client not updating existing files from other users
I've looked around and there doesn't really seem to be any troubleshooting information for the Google Drive desktop client. It all assumes you are using Google Docs on the web.
Anyway, my team is ...
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Is there a way to automate file/folder syncing if and when there is a change to specified files/folders?
Right now I have a Dropbox Folder synced to another folder on my hard drive and to one on my external hard drive. I have done this by using Sync Toy and a scheduled event that fires every 30 minutes.
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Syncing iTunes between Mac and Windows using DropBox?
How do I sync iTunes library files (xml, itl) and music files/folders between these two different operating systems with different folder structures? I currently keep both the library files and the ...
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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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