[gui-talk] issue with Dropbox

[Mike Freeman]

Clarification! I created a subfolder with the app; as I say, Dropbox created the on-line folder when the PC program installed.

Mike

On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:50, Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

> I don't know. It might be worth a try. I created the folder from within the app (actually, I was using Filer which can access Dropbox folders) after I'd installed Dropbox on my PC. Seems to me the installation created the folder on the Dropbox website without my having to do anything. I suspect the folder you create with the app will be different from the one you created with the on-line form.
> 
> Mike
> 
> On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:12, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I used the online form.
>> when you go to share a folder it says "create folder" then the email and that's it.
>> Do you think I need to create a copy of the same folder in my dropbox app so it'll register?
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>> 
>>> Are you sure the on-line folder is actually in your dropbox hierarchy? Alternatively, can you determine the permissions on the on-line folder and do they allow shared access? I've gotta think there's something funny about that on-line folder. Did you use Windows Explorer on your PC or the Dropbox app to create it?
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 8:23, Jorge Paez <computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Yes,
>>>> this particular shared folder is missing from my windows explorer folder as well as the built in "dropbox" app.
>>>> But it does show up online.
>>>> 
>>>> And,
>>>> I already deleted and reinstalled the app to see if that would help and it didn't.
>>>> 
>>>> Jorge
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Steve Jacobson wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> George,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Comparethe folders you can access on your computer with those on the site to see if there are any other differences.  Is it possible that Dropbox thinks you 
>>>>> have two separate accounts, different e-mail addresses used?  Also, you say "from within the app," do you get any different results if you navigate to your 
>>>>> dropbox and examine the contents using Windows Explorer?  How are you looking at this from within the app?  If none of this yields anything, you might 
>>>>> make sure you have the latest version of the application.  I share several folders and it seems to work fine so you should be able to expect this to work.  We 
>>>>> just have to dig some to figure out what is happening.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Steve Jacobson
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:57:22 -0400, Jorge Paez wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all:
>>>>>> I have a dropbox folder which I"m sharing with someone.
>>>>>> My issue is though that it appears on the file folder version of the site but not the app. In other words, I still syncs and I can still download stuff off the app,
>>>>>> but it doesn't show up within the app.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> What's wrong?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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