Brand name cloud-based file storage system with live syncing to a web app, desktop apps, and mobile apps. Not to be confused with the native folder on OS X which people can "drop" files into.
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How can I get files on my iPad into my Dropbox?
Let's say I get a file in an email, or have it stored in GoodReader, or find a link to it on the web, and want to put it into my Dropbox using the ipad app.
It seems like the only files you can add ...
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How do I get notified when the Dropbox app is updated?
I realized that I was running a very old version of Dropbox for Mac. Somehow I was not notified about the latest updates. I was expecting the same behavior as apps like 1Password.
In the past, I ...
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Are DropBox files viewed on iOS devices taking up space on them?
When travelling I will need all of the "space" I can claim on my iPad. Am I correct in thinking "space" is not being taken up on the iPad by DB folders, unless I have made them favorites?
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What are some great OS X Dropbox uses?
There are a number of ways I use my Dropbox with OS X apps, or iOS devices.
Some of them include:
Recipe tracking: I keep a 'recipes' folder inside Together's dropbox-synced-library, so from my Mac ...
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How do you customize Lion Finder sidebar icons?
I'm not looking to hack resources or use SIMBL plugins, but I would like to be able to show custom icons in the Lion sidebar.
As far as I've understood custom icons on the folder no longer show up in ...
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Corporate alternatives to DropBox for iPad
I am currently the only iPad user in a large company, and am loving using it, especially for meetings. I keep a lot of information relevant to meetings on DropBox, such as minutes, reports, ...
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How to customize Finder's Share menu?
Is there a way to add custom services to Finder's Share menu?
I have created an automator service to copy selected files to my Dropbox directory (similar to this).
I enabled this service in the ...
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Off-site backup of “login.keychain”
I’m using the Keychain.app to manage all my (website) passwords, and I am also using the “Password assistant” to generate secure random passwords.
But obviously I’m paranoid that my laptop is lost or ...
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How to use Dropbox to share files in Finder by right click on Mac OS 10.8?
In Mac OS 10.7, when I right click a file in Dropbox folder, there's a "Dropbox" option which could share files or get the URL of the file. Also there's a "Dropbox" button in Finder's toolbar.
But in ...
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Can the iOS Dropbox app download all contents of all folders to my iPad?
Is it possible to force Dropbox on iPad to sync all files?
(That is, to make it working it the same way as it does on a laptop/computer.)
As far as I see, it saves only files marked as "Favorite". ...
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Is it possible to connect a single Dropbox Mac app with two or more Dropbox accounts?
Is it possible to connect a single Dropbox Mac app with two or more Dropbox accounts?
Assume I have corporate and private account. How can I use a single dropbox app for them?
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Multiple users on one machine and Dropbox
If UserA logs in to an OS X machine (at the GUI) and starts Dropbox, UserB logs in via ssh and adds a file to their Dropbox, will Dropbox work for UserB? Or does UserB need to log in via the GUI also, ...
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Is there a way to backup Evernote to Dropbox?
I'd like to be able to use a little bit of the space in my Dropbox account to create a backup of Evernote. This way if anything happens to Evernote cloud service I'd still have access to the Dropbox ...
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How can I do a full text search of plaintext files in my DropBox folder?
I understand that Spotlight will search the full text of files in any folder and will show files that contain instances of the searched text. But I would also like to see highlighted instances of the ...
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Is there an application for creating an text inventory of media files and/or applications
For insurance purposes, I would like to keep a list of the following:
All of the movie files on my Mac
All of the music files on my Mac
All of the applications on my Mac
The lists needs to be ...
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File sharing between OSX Lion (10.7) and OSX Tiger (10.4)
I recently purchased an iMac with OSX Lion already installed. My parents have an iMac running 10.4 Tiger. I have been trying to file share between the two but when I try to open the dropbox (from ...
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How can I move files to different Dropbox folders on my iPad?
My specific need came from using a plaintext editor (Plaintext, although the issue is similar in IA Writer, Byword, etc.) where I can create new folders to organize my .txt docs, and I create new docs ...
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How to use Dropbox for applications with Lion Versions support?
I have several Numbers files that I sync between my laptop and desktop. I upgraded both machines to Lion and the latest version of Numbers. I love the Versions feature: many of these spreadsheets that ...
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How to automate DropBox startup without logging in
I'd like to have DropBox running under multiple user accounts on a Mac, even after a reboot. The Mac auto logs in as one user, not me. How to best achieve this?
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Permissions issues with shared folder
OK, I'm a certified Apple fan-boy but there are at least a dozen (or more) things that just REALLY annoy me with Apple. One of the big ones is multiple users using the same Mac.
For example, I have ...
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What is the best way to backup photos & videos from iPhoto online?
I'd love to use Dropbox to back up all my photos and videos, especially from iPhoto. But I'm not exactly sure the best way to do this is, given that I know that my 2 computers with iPhoto directories ...
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iPad DropBox client side encryption
I have just gotten the New IPad - my first foray into the world of Apple. I'm eager to make the most of it that I can, for both personally and for work.
In order for me to be able to use it for ...
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How come Dropbox gets an icon in Finder sidebar?
How come Dropbox gets a non-generic icon in Finder's sidebar, when other directories like Google Drive and Sites (native in OS X before Lion) all have the same generic one?
How can I customise the ...
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Why can't I open Dropbox via Launchpad?
The Dropbox app is shown in Launchpad. When I click on it's icon to launch it nothing happens and I return to my browser. Is this normal?
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How can I edit a .docx file in Dropbox on my iPad?
I have all my papers in a .docx on Dropbox and I'd like to be able to edit them on my iPad. How do I do this? All the free editors I've tried only support reading .docx files and they don't have ...
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Set Bitcoin.app to mount image before opening itself
I have all the BitCoin data encrypted on an image on Dropbox. Is it possible to have a script that mounts the data right before I open the BitCoin.app ?
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Can OS X access files in my Dropbox account without using space on my local hard drive?
Question in title. Is there any way for such configuration?
OR at least that files are stored only on one computer.
Of course I am aware that I can use internet browser version of dropbox, but I would ...
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How do I move a file into a folder in the iOS version of DropBox?
I uploaded a file from my email to DropBox on my iPad. Then I got several more files of the same type and realized that it would be appropriate to keep all of them in a folder. I created the folder ...
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How to back up iPhoto and iTunes using Dropbox
Could someone explain in simple terms exactly how to back up iPhoto and iTunes (and if possible keep it synced) using Dropbox, please? I have purchased some additional space with Dropbox to do this, ...
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1answer
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How to share a very large voice memo to Dropbox from iPod?
I am a college student and have recorded an interview for a speech assignment on my iPod. It is too large to email (about 24min). I have Dropbox on my iPod but when I try to "share" the voice memo, ...
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How can I turn ~/Documents into a symlink?
I keep my Documents in an encrypted directory in Dropbox (~/Dropbox/encrypted), which I then mount at ~/clear when I log in. On my other Macs, I have change ~/Documents to a symlink that points at ...
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How to duplicate an entire dropbox directory tree to skydrive?
I've got a directory tree set up in my Dropbox folder. For redundancy, I'd like to duplicate that entire tree in SkyDrive. I'd like everything to update and sync automatically (from Dropbox to ...
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How can I keep copies of my iCloud documents in Dropbox?
More and more of my favorite apps are beginning to include support for document syncing via iCloud.
I like the idea of using iCloud to store my documents, but for several reasons I'm not ready to ...
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1answer
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Opening documents inside Dropbox iOS app
I have installed drop box iOS app. It syncs with the documents that I have on the pc. Is there any way I can open a word/excel file inside the drop box app with a document editing app like Documents, ...
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App for editing files in my Dropbox?
My current setup is Dropbox with a directory called /Docs, in which I have my emacs .org outline files.
If you don't know about Emacs and org-mode, these files are plain text, just formatted with ** ...
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Moving 'Sites' folder to Dropbox
I'm trying to move my standard ~/Sites folder, or the global Sites folder (in Library/WebServer/Documents) to my Dropbox folder, and make this usable with Web Sharing, PHP, MySQL etc.
So far I have ...
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Unable to start Dropbox due to permission errors
I installed Dropbox 1.6.16 and am running OS 10.7.5 (Lion). I continue to get this message and don't know how to fix:
Couldn't start Dropbox
This is usually because of permissions error. ...
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Sharing a single Dropbox between multiple accounts on one Mac - possible?
This seems like it should be easy, but...
My partner and I use a single Dropbox.com account to keep all of our joint projects synced up between our computers - and this has been working great for ...
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How to remove duplicate and unclickable Dropbox folder shortcut in Finder sidebar?
Here is a screenshot of my Finder sidebar with the non-functional duplicate Dropbox folder shortcut:
How can I remove this non-functional duplicate Dropbox folder shortcut from the sidebar?
I have ...
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How can I put my music on dropbox without moving the iTunes folder
I want to copy just my music (not films/tv/etc, so I cant just move the iTunes folder) on to dropbox, so I can listen to it from anywhere for free, but without copying the music as my hard drive space ...
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How do I sync games save data across different computers?
Is there a way to continue saved games (e.g., Cave Story) across multiple machines? I.e., I play Cave Story on my iMac, but would occasionally like to pick up a saved game from my MacBook too. It ...
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What is icon\r file and how do I delete them?
I notice that within my xcode project I see an icon\r file. When I go to the folder where the project is from finder, I dont see this file. I believe this is some sort of hidden file that I should ...
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How can I import private keys to iSSH app in iPhone?
Suppose a private key in Dropbox/server. I have tried copying it from Dropbox to iPhone's default clipboard and then to iSSH app but there is no area to paste it in iSSH, very unintuitive ...
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what are some good apps for backing up all iphone data to dropbox?
I'm already using the Dropbox iPhone app, but it only backs up my photos.
Basically, I'm looking for the iPhone equivalent of the Android "SanDisk Memory Zone" app, which automatically and regularly ...
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How do I keep the new line/line break/end of line in a file consistent across mac and windows
I use DropBox on both a windows and a mac.
Whenever I add lines to a .txt file on my mac and sync it with DropBox to my windows, the "new lines" are skrewed up when reading the file on my windows, ...
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How do I setup 1Password on a second machine to use a shared Agile Keychain file in Dropbox?
This should be so straightforward but it's not working for me. I've followed Agile Bit's help guide for setting up a new Mac but it's not working.
I have 1Password installed on one machine. It's ...
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How to disable Gatekeeper alerts on opening text files synced with Dropbox?
I use WriteRoom to create and edit text files on the Mac (10.8.2). I keep these files in my DropBox (v1.6.14) folder so that they're synced to the cloud and can be edited on my iOS devices and other ...
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Text Editor on iOS that can edit files from any folder in Dropbox
Can anyone recommend an iOS text editor (iPad and iPhone) that can open arbitrary text files from Dropbox?
I've used a few, but they tend to be restricted to a specific subdirectory of my Dropbox ...
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geolocate iPad via Dropbox activity
Is it possible to find the location of an iPad via Dropbox activity?
We are looking for a 'lost' iPad and don't have any other app that might be able to give us information.
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Is there a data collection app that exports CSV to Dropbox?
I'm having some serious issues finding a data collection program (Spreadsheets?) for use with my Dropbox account. The application should be able to export CSV files, and automatically upload them to a ...
