A sync happens automatically in your Dropbox account. If there’s a change—a new file, folder, or Space, an edit to an existing file, or a deletion—Dropbox will update those changes from one …

Hey Chambo55, thanks for the post! The best way to set up Dropbox on a new computer is to download the desktop application and allow it to sync your files. If you're on a paid account, …

That's not how Dropbox works. If you want something to sync to your Dropbox account online, it must reside within the Dropbox folder on your computer. Move a folder into the Dropbox folder …

Windows 11 new computer - how can I sync my Desktop and other folders? New computer with WIN 11, one thing right away is that WIN 11 does not allow you to look at files evidently unless …

What is the difference between selective sync and online-only? Making your files and folders online-only also helps save hard drive space. These files and folders will still be visible from …

Dropbox can only sync the files and folders that you place in the local Dropbox folder. If you want to sync the files on your Desktop, you can enable the Backup feature which will MOVE your …

Local: all new content downloads to your computer. Online-only: manually download files to your computer when you need them. (In your case, you would want all new Dropbox content to be …

Multiple dropbox accounts directly placed on the c drive on a windows machine. I have 3 users on my computer and each one needs to have their dropbox placed in the c drive to work together …

Hey there clegge - how are you today? Dropbox can indeed be used with an external hard drive as long as you can ensure the drive is always connected to your computer while Dropbox is …

Is there a way to re-install dropbox on my new computer and let it know where the old folders are? The other option is to delete everything, install dropbox and synchronize the new computer …