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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 to my old and deleted file versions?

    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?