Dropbox Integration Frequently Asked Questions & Answer

Dropbox Integration – these are the Frequently Asked Questions & Answer on how to use it? – This article shows you to use the Dropbox and integrate it into an email service like the Yahoo mail, Gmail etc so that you can be able to upload and send large amount of files through your email to anyone across the globe. Below is a list of subheadings that you will find in the questions and answers in this post.

• Sharing files and folders
• Payments and billing
• Security and privacy
• Dropbox for Business
• Syncing and uploads
• Sign-in help
• Desktop client and web app
• Manage account
• Space and storage
• Photos and videos
• Mobile

Getting started – Questions

1. What is a system tray or menu bar?
2. What is the Dropbox desktop application (client)?
3. How do I install Dropbox?
4. What do the icons on my files mean?
5. Where is my Dropbox folder?
6. Why aren’t my Dropbox icon overlays appearing correctly?
7. What are the system requirements to run Dropbox?
8. What are keyboard shortcuts and how do I use them?
9. What is Growl? How does Dropbox use it?
10. How do I sort my files?
11. Why can’t I install a previous version of the Dropbox application?

Step 1: Sign-in help

Manage account

1. How do I uninstall Dropbox?
2. How do I change my password?

Dropbox for Business

1. How to join Dropbox for Business
2. Welcome to Dropbox for Business!
3. How do I join Dropbox for Business as a new user?
4. Get Started with Dropbox for Business
5. I’m a Dropbox for Business user. Why can’t I sign in?

Step 2: Install Dropbox

Getting started

1. What is the Dropbox desktop application (client)?
2. How do I verify my email address?
3. Do you have Dropbox in my language?
4. What are the system requirements to run Dropbox?
5. Welcome to Dropbox for Business!
6. Start sharing
7. Get Started with Dropbox for Business
8. Download the Dropbox desktop application

Step 2: Install Dropbox

1. Mobile

1. Can I have two Dropbox accounts on the same computer or device?
2. Can I register for a Dropbox account on my mobile device?
3. Can I access Dropbox on my mobile device?
4. How do I reinstall the Dropbox iOS app?
5. Does my existing Dropbox account work with my phone or tablet?

2. Desktop client and web app

Syncing files and folders

1. What if Dropbox can’t fit my hard drive? Can I select which files to sync?
2. How do I sync files between computers?
3. What do I do if Dropbox is stuck syncing, won’t launch, or reports an error?
4. Why aren’t certain files on one computer syncing to another?
5. How does syncing work?
6. How do I know when Dropbox is syncing?
7. What is LAN sync?
8. Can I have Dropbox sync files outside my Dropbox folder?
9. In what order does Dropbox sync files?

Manage multiple devices

1. Can I have two Dropbox accounts on the same computer or device?
2. How do I move my Dropbox to a new computer?
3. Is there a limit to the number of computers I can link to my account?
4. Will files I put in Dropbox be synced across other machines even if they’re offline?

Linux

How do I build the Dropbox installer for Linux from source?
How do I add or remove Dropbox from my Linux repository?

Syncing and uploads – Selective sync

1. What if Dropbox can’t fit my hard drive? Can I select which files to sync?
2. How do I save space on my computer with Selective Sync?
3. What is a Selective Sync conflict?
4. Use Selective Sync on your desktop

Account performance

1. How do I know when Dropbox is syncing?
2. Why is Dropbox using so much RAM?

Syncing Overview

1. How do I sync files between computers?
2. In what order does Dropbox sync files?
3. Can I have Dropbox sync files outside my Dropbox folder?
4. How does syncing work?
5. What is LAN sync?

Tracking and file recovery

1. How do I recover previous versions of files?
2. Does Dropbox keep backups of my files?
3. What happens when I delete a file?

Syncing errors

1. What do I do if Dropbox is stuck syncing, won’t launch, or reports an error?
2. What does “OperationalError” or “BrokenTempDirError” mean?
3. What’s a conflicted copy?
4. Why aren’t certain files on one computer syncing to another?
5. What do the icons on my files mean?
6. Why can’t I establish a secure connection?
7. Why aren’t my Dropbox icon overlays appearing correctly?
8. Dropbox can’t access your Windows Registry
9. Dropbox says my file is in use. What’s wrong?
10. What’s a white space conflict?

App status and maintenance

1. How do I pause and resume syncing from Dropbox?
2. My Dropbox has an “x” on it. What’s wrong?
3. How much longer until Dropbox is finished uploading/syncing?
4. What is Growl? How does Dropbox use it?
5. Is Dropbox down? How will I know when you guys go down for maintenance?

Sharing files and folders

Download files and folders

1. How do I force a file to download from the web?
2. Can I download entire folders on the Dropbox website?

Getting started

1. How do I share folders with other people?
2. How do I link to a file or folder?
3. How do I share a file or folder with others?
4. How can I tell if a file or folder is shared or private?
5. Where is my Dropbox folder?
6. How do I get notified of changes in my Dropbox?
7. Do I need a Dropbox account to join a shared folder?
8. Different ways to share
9. Start sharing
10. Add files to your Dropbox
11. Can I share a folder that’s in another shared folder?
12. How do I change the way dates are shown on the website?

Joining a shared folder

1. Will joining someone else’s shared folder use my quota?
2. How do I leave a shared folder?
3. How do I rejoin a shared folder?
4. How do I join a shared folder I’ve been invited to?
5. Do I need a Dropbox account to join a shared folder?
6. Who is the owner of a shared folder?

Recover and restore files

1. How do I recover deleted files?
2. My files are missing. How do I get them back?
3. What is Extended Version History?
4. How do I select an event to recover deleted files from?
5. How do I recover previous versions of files?
6. How do I find a deleted or missing file in my Dropbox account?
7. Does Dropbox keep backups of my files?
8. What happens when I delete a file?

Sending read-only links

1. How do I link to a file or folder?
2. How do I share a file or folder with others?
3. Can I share files with non-Dropbox users?
4. Why did my shared link stop working?
5. How can I tell if a file or folder is shared or private?
6. How do I force a file to download from the web?
7. Why were my links banned?
8. How do I unshare links to photos?
9. How do I remove a link to a file or folder?
10. How do I re-create a shared link that was broken?
11. How do I receive and open shared links?

Space and storage

1. Is there a limit or maximum to how big my files can be?
2. Will joining someone else’s shared folder use my quota?
3. How many files can I store in my Dropbox?

Syncing and uploads

1. What if Dropbox can’t fit my hard drive? Can I select which files to sync?
2. How do I sync files between computers?
3. Why aren’t certain files on one computer syncing to another?
4. How does syncing work?
5. How do I know when Dropbox is syncing?
6. How do I make Dropbox sync faster or control the bandwidth used?
7. What’s a conflicted copy?
8. Can I have Dropbox sync files outside my Dropbox folder?
9. How much longer until Dropbox is finished uploading/syncing?
10. Does Dropbox always upload/download the entire file any time a change is made?
11. Will files I put in Dropbox be synced across other machines even if they’re offline?
12. How does syncing work?

Mobile – Android

1. What are Favorites?
2. How can I get more space?
3. What do I do if I lost my phone or can’t sign in using two-step verification?
4. Can I sign out of just one app?
5. How do I upload files?
6. How do I set a four-digit passcode on my phone or tablet?
7. What happens if my paid account or promotion expires?
8. I forgot my password. How do I reset it?
9. How do I enable or disable Camera Upload?
10. How do I use photo albums on my Android device?
11. How do I share photos from my Android device?
12. How do I resolve issues with my Android installation?
13. Why does Dropbox for Android need access to my contacts?
14. Why does Dropbox for Android need access to my camera?

Manage files

1. How do I upload files from my phone or tablet?
2. How do I delete files?
3. How do I remove files from my mobile device?
4. How much can I store on my mobile device?
5. What does marking a file as a favorite on my phone or tablet do?
6. How do I upload files?
7. How much can I store?
8. How do I share a file?
9. What kinds of files can I view on my mobile device?

Security and device management

1. I lost my computer or mobile device! How can I delete the Dropbox folder from it?
2. How do I track a device’s remote wipe status?

Apple iOS

1. Why does the Dropbox iOS app need my location data?
2. How do I reinstall the Dropbox iOS app?
3. What do I do if the Dropbox iOS app crashes?

Email and password

1. How do I set a four-digit passcode on my phone or tablet?
2. How do I set a four-digit passcode?

Promotions

1. How do I redeem the Dropbox promotion that comes with my device?
2. Is my Samsung device eligible for the Dropbox space promotion?
3. Is my HTC device eligible for the special promotion?
4. How do I complete the Dropbox Get Started steps to claim my promotional space?
5. What happens if my paid account or promotion expires?

Photos and videos

Sharing photos and videos

1. How do I link to a file or folder?
2. Why did my shared link stop working?
3. How do I share photos with other people?
4. How do I unshare links to photos?
5. Why does my video get cut off when other people view it?
6. How do I share photos from my Android device?
7. How do I add a file to my Facebook group?
8. Why don’t my gallery links work anymore?

Manage albums

1. How do I create a photo album?
2. The Dropbox photos page—all of your photos and videos in one place.
3. How do I add photos to an album?
4. How do I use photo albums on my Android device?
5. How do I remove photos from an album?
6. How do I delete a photo album?
7. How do I rename a photo album?

Frequently asked questions

1. How do I enable or disable Camera Upload?
2. How do I share photos with other people?
3. The Dropbox photos page—all of your photos and videos in one place.
4. Why aren’t my photos appearing on the Photos page?
5. Where is my Dropbox folder?
6. What is the Photos folder for?
7. How do I share and save screenshots with Dropbox?
8. What is background uploading?
9. What kinds of files can I view on my mobile device?
10. Why did Dropbox change the names of my photos?

Dropbox for Business

1. How do photos work in Dropbox for Business?
2. Can I use Carousel or Mailbox with Dropbox for Business?

Uploading and importing

1. Is there a limit or maximum to how big my files can be?
2. Please install Dropbox to import photos
3. How do I add or upload files to my Dropbox?
4. How do I use Camera Upload?
5. How do I enable or disable Camera Upload?
6. Where are my Camera Uploads?
7. How do I copy my photos from iPhoto to Dropbox?
8. How do I copy my photos from iPhoto to Dropbox?
9. In what order does Dropbox sync files?

Restoring photos and videos

1. My files are missing. How do I get them back?
2. What is Extended Version History?
3. How do I select an event to recover deleted files from?
4. How do I recover previous versions of files?
5. How do I find a deleted or missing file in my Dropbox account?
6. Does Dropbox keep backups of my files?
7. What happens when I delete a file?
8. Do past revisions of my files count against my storage quota?

Mobile

1. How do I use Camera Upload?
2. Will movies and audio files play on my phone or tablet?
3. Where are my Camera Uploads?
4. Why does the Dropbox iOS app need my location data?
5. Why aren’t my photos appearing in the mobile app?
6. Why does Dropbox for Android need access to my camera?

Security and privacy

Security threats and banned links

1. Why were my links banned?
2. I think I’ve found a Dropbox security bug or vulnerability.
3. How do I report it?

Manage account security

1. How do I delete my account?
2. How do I uninstall Dropbox?
3. How do I change my password?
4. My Dropbox has an “x” on it. What’s wrong?
5. Can I rename or move a shared folder?

Manage file security

1. How do I enable two-step verification on my account?
2. Can I share files with non-Dropbox users?
3. How secure is Dropbox?
4. How do I change my phone number for two-step verification?
5. How do I unshare links to photos?
6. How do I remove a link to a file or folder?
7. How does the Dropbox service work?
8. Where does Dropbox store everyone’s data?
9. How do I use remote wipe to delete the Dropbox folder from a member’s device?
10. How do I keep others from inviting people to my shared folder?

Security tips

1. How do I enable two-step verification on my account?
2. How do I choose a secure password for Dropbox?
3. What do I do if I lost my phone or can’t sign in using two-step verification?
4. How can I protect my Dropbox account?
5. How do I change my phone number for two-step verification?
6. Two-step verification: An extra layer of security

Frequently asked questions

1. Does Dropbox use any open source software?
2. Can I specify my own private key for my Dropbox?
3. Do you offer WebDAV, Email Attachments, or FTP support?
4. Can I host Dropbox on my server?
5. What are .lnk files?
6. What happened to Votebox?
7. Can I access the Dropbox account of someone who has passed away?

Security Overview

Account security

1. How do I enable two-step verification on my account?
2. What do I do if I lost my phone or can’t sign in using two-step verification?
3. Why did my password expire?
4. How do I change my password?
5. I lost my computer or mobile device! How can I delete the Dropbox folder from it?
6. I think my account was compromised. What do I do?
7. No, I don’t think I signed in from a new location

Mobile and device security

1. How do I unlink or relink a computer, phone, or tablet from my account?
2. Remote wipe overview
3. I lost my computer or mobile device! How can I delete the Dropbox folder from it?
4. How do I set a four-digit passcode on my phone or tablet?
5. How do I track a device’s remote wipe status?
6. How do I set a four-digit passcode?

Policy and compliance

1. How does Dropbox use cookies and other similar technologies?
2. What is Dropbox’s copyright policy?
3. Why does the Dropbox iOS app need my location data?
4. Where does Dropbox store everyone’s data?
5. Why does Dropbox require Mac Keychain access?
6. What domains does Dropbox use in an official capacity?
7. Which standards and regulations does Dropbox for Business comply with?
8. Why does Dropbox for Android need access to my contacts?
9. Why do you need location data?

Manage multiple Dropbox accounts

1. How do I sign in to my personal Dropbox and work Dropbox on my devices?
2. What does it look like to have two Dropboxes on my devices?
3. Why did the name of my work Dropbox change?

Dropbox for Business

1. Remote wipe overview
2. How do I set up single sign-on (SSO) for my Business account?
3. Frequently asked questions about single sign-on (SSO) for administrators
4. How do I ensure my Business account members keep two-step verification enabled?
5. Single sign-on (SSO) was turned on for our Business account. What do I need to do?
6. How do I allow only one Dropbox per computer?
7. How do I use remote wipe when deleting a team member’s account?
8. How can I customize security in Dropbox for Business?
9. I think my account was compromised. What do I do?
10. What control does my admin have over my work Dropbox?