Re: dropbox on a Mac

Exactly. - Brad - On Feb 8, 2024, at 16:20, Herbie Allen wrote: What i had to do was copy the link into a text file and edit it that way then paste that into the email. > On Feb 8, 2024, at 16:03, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > well, that would explain why I can’t find it. is there any other

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That may be true, but I experienced and issue with pasting Dropbox links, and other URLs into email messages with Ventura. What I did was paste the Dropbox link orURL into a TextEdit plain text document. Then, I would modify the Dropbox link, changing the 0, to a 1, then copy the link and

Re: dropbox on a Mac

What i had to do was copy the link into a text file and edit it that way then paste that into the email. > On Feb 8, 2024, at 16:03, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > well, that would explain why I can’t find it. is there any other way to do it? > >> On Feb 8, 2024, at 3:55 PM, Michael Babcock wrote:

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well, that would explain why I can’t find it. is there any other way to do it? > On Feb 8, 2024, at 3:55 PM, Michael Babcock wrote: > > You mentioned in your original email, your Ventura, unfortunately, the > ability to disable link previews is only available in Mac Mail Sonoma. It is > not

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You mentioned in your original email, your Ventura, unfortunately, the ability to disable link previews is only available in Mac Mail Sonoma. It is not available in previous macOS versions. Best Michael - KJ7PAZ Payown Media, LLC > On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:45 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > is

Re: dropbox on a Mac

is that in the mail app or in system settings? I pressed command comma in mail but couldn’t find it. maybe it’s somewhere else. > On Feb 8, 2024, at 3:42 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > In the Mail settings, go to Compose, and uncheck the box for link previews. > >> On Feb 8, 2024, at 15:39,

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In the Mail settings, go to Compose, and uncheck the box for link previews. > On Feb 8, 2024, at 15:39, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > is there still a way to alter a dropbox link so that if the receiver clicks > on it it will download for them? I used to be able to do this by backspacing > out the

Re: dropbox on a Mac

I have the same problem. I'm on an older Mac and not on an M1. I also cannot VO space or VO Shift M on the DropBox menu extra. I have to rout the mouse pointer to the VO Cursor and VO Shift Space to perform a mouse click to get into DropBox options. It's tricky after that but I can eventually

Re: dropbox on a Mac

I believe the first M1 Macs were released in the fall of 2020. - Brad - On May 13, 2022, at 09:36, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, The M1 Mac’s were not released until late 2019, early 2020, so your 2014 Mini will be an Intel model. That being said, it is good to know where

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Hi, The M1 Mac’s were not released until late 2019, early 2020, so your 2014 Mini will be an Intel model. That being said, it is good to know where the “About This Mac” is located. As said, it’s the first item under the Apple menu. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional

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Hi, The M1 Mac’s were not released until late 2019, early 2020, so your 2014 Mini will be an Intel model. That being said, it is good to know where the “About This Mac” is located. As said, it’s the first item under the Apple menu. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional

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, 13May, 2022 at 15:46 To: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: dropbox on a Mac Well, Dropbox and One Drive and probably Google Drive all had to make changes to support MacOS 12.3. These changes have something to do with how these applications sync to the cloud and Apple allowing them

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Well, Dropbox and One Drive and probably Google Drive all had to make changes to support MacOS 12.3. These changes have something to do with how these applications sync to the cloud and Apple allowing them to have some of the functionality that iCloud has. At least that was the understanding I

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Press VO + M, then down arrow once, to About This Mac. - Brad - On May 12, 2022, at 18:40, Lorie McCloud wrote: ha! shows you what I k ow. where can I find this in the computer? > On May 12, 2022, at 6:34 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > A 2014 Mac minney has an Intel processor. > > - Brad -

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Menu bar, and about. > On May 12, 2022, at 18:40, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > ha! shows you what I k ow. where can I find this in the computer? > >> On May 12, 2022, at 6:34 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: >> >> A 2014 Mac minney has an Intel processor. >> >> - Brad - >> >> On May 12, 2022, at 18:24,

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ha! shows you what I k ow. where can I find this in the computer? > On May 12, 2022, at 6:34 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: > > A 2014 Mac minney has an Intel processor. > > - Brad - > > On May 12, 2022, at 18:24, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I don't know the answer to that question. probably an m1

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A 2014 Mac minney has an Intel processor. - Brad - On May 12, 2022, at 18:24, Lorie McCloud wrote: I don't know the answer to that question. probably an m1 since it's late 2014. is there a place in there where I could look up that info? > On May 12, 2022, at 2:54 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >

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I don't know the answer to that question. probably an m1 since it's late 2014. is there a place in there where I could look up that info? > On May 12, 2022, at 2:54 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > Just to clarify, I was asking if your Mac is Intel or M1 based, though from > what Jerry said, it

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Just to clarify, I was asking if your Mac is Intel or M1 based, though from what Jerry said, it sounds like they are addressing the inaccessibility issues with the M1. > On May 12, 2022, at 14:16, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > it's a Mac mini. the problem just started for me. last week or at

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it's a Mac mini. the problem just started for me. last week or at least last Wednesday it was still working. > On May 12, 2022, at 7:30 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > If you’re using an M1 Mac this might not be possible any more, But in your > Menu Extras, find Dropbox. VO Down and keep going

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Hi Lorry and Herbie dropbox now opens in menu extras on an m 1 mac which is a start. > On 12 May 2022, at 10:30 pm, Herbie Allen wrote: > > If you’re using an M1 Mac this might not be possible any more, But in your > Menu Extras, find Dropbox. VO Down and keep going passed your storage and

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If you’re using an M1 Mac this might not be possible any more, But in your Menu Extras, find Dropbox. VO Down and keep going passed your storage and all that then you will find a status that will either say Sinking, or files uploading or downloading and the length of time. Also, I was listening

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Wow Chanel, thank you so much! This is very cool! I think I was trying to make it more difficult than it really is, LOL! Works great! Lucy edmonds > On Sep 3, 2020, at 3:01 PM, Chanelle Allen wrote: > > Hi Lucy, > To begin, your Dropbox folder should appear as a regular folder in the >

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Hi Lucy, To begin, your Dropbox folder should appear as a regular folder in the Finder. From the Desktop or any Finder window, press Command-Shift-H to open your Home folder. Your home or user folder contains other folders including Desktop and Documents (unless they are stored in iCloud

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Glad to hear you got it done, Petrus. Cheers. :) From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/26/2019 6:34 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Hi ET, Thanks again, now that the fog has cleared and the fog horns

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Hi ET, Thanks again, now that the fog has cleared and the fog horns have stopped going off in my head I managed to follow your instructions. I restarted my Mac just to make sure and i no longer got the dialog box asking me to give dropbox accessibility. > On 23/05/2019, at 4:57 PM, 'E.T.' via

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Ahh ok. Its part of Apple's efforts to make our Macs more secure. What Petrus has to do is grant access so Dropbox can do its thing. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/23/2019 4:57 PM, Doug Lee

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Sorry, I wrote that too briefly (I’m using my phone because I am without power this evening). I meant to ask what the accessibility feature you were discussing in this thread is used for by dropbox. Sent from my iPhone > On May 23, 2019, at 19:48, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > >

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

File sharing and storage of which 2gigs is free. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/23/2019 3:24 PM, Doug Lee (home) wrote: What is that service used for nowadays? By dropbox in particular?

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What is that service used for nowadays? By dropbox in particular? Sent from my iPhone > On May 23, 2019, at 16:33, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: > > Hi ET, > Thanks for that, it sounds simple enough. I’lll try it later when my head > isn’t feeling so foggy as I’ve got this head cold that I just

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Petrus, Its simple enough when your head is not fogged up. Holler back if you run into trouble. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 5/23/2019 1:33 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote: Hi ET, Thanks for

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi ET, Thanks for that, it sounds simple enough. I’lll try it later when my head isn’t feeling so foggy as I’ve got this head cold that I just can’t shake. Petrus > On 23/05/2019, at 4:57 PM, 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Petrus, > Open System preferences, select the Security

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Petrus, Open System preferences, select the Security category. click the lock to make changes, then select the Privacy tab. In the first table, select Accessibility. In the second table, select Dropbox. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been

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QN is Quick Nav. Its sort of useful in the Dropbox sign in page, just don't forget to turn it off when you need to type something. The shortcut is left and right arrow keys together, its a toggle. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the

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I’m glad that I could help, but I have one question: What is QN? Take care, Mike > On 11 Sep 2017, at 17:22, E.T. wrote: > > Actually it confirms the issue. I can install DB from scratch, but one must > type in the credentials blindly (pun intended). The last

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Actually it confirms the issue. I can install DB from scratch, but one must type in the credentials blindly (pun intended). The last time I worked with this, I turned QN on do I could find either the user id field or the password field. Without using QN, Voiceover cannot decide which it is

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hello E.T. I have been using DropBox on my MacBooks for three years now but have always required sighted assistance to initially get things up and running. Though this doesn’t address your question specifically,it might give you some insight. I am sorry I couldn’t be more helpful. Take

Re: dropbox on the mac

OK, in the long run, you'll be directed to the web site, to put their e-mail address in to send the share invite, but to start the process, go to the folder in your finder. Vo+Shift+M on it, and go to the Dropbox Sub Menu. There should be an option in there to share folder. Vo+Space on that,

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I am not at my mac at this moment, but interact with the folder and then v o shift m for a right click and see if there is a share in the list -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of denise avant Sent: Friday, August

Re: dropbox on the mac

: dropbox on the mac Dropbox is a program on the Mac and/or windows is usable. However, the site is crap! Whoever designed that piece of crap website, needs to be reminded they are designing for everyone, not just a certain few. I get more done with the app on my phone than I do on my computer. You

Re: dropbox on the mac

Dropbox is a program on the Mac and/or windows is usable. However, the site is crap! Whoever designed that piece of crap website, needs to be reminded they are designing for everyone, not just a certain few. I get more done with the app on my phone than I do on my computer. You can create and

RE: Dropbox on the Mac

Try going through the extras menu, and see if it is in your status bar. This is the area where Wi-Fi, time machine, aclock, and notifications center is. To get there push voice over keys and M twice from finder. Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Dropbox does not do anything when you open the app except start the app. If you are not signed in, you will have to do this from the context menu. As I recall the only way you can open that context menu is using the real mouse. When it's finally set up there will be a folder in your home

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Thanks Deb, At least I know I'm not crazy. The question I would have if I can't open the app or control its menus without a real mouse, how do I determine what I can and can't share or who can can't share files or folders with me? Pam Francis On Aug 16, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Deb Lewis

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Pamela, Activate the menu extra by either pressing vo+m twice or control+f8. Then use vo+arrow keys to move along the menu until you hear Dropbox. This is your Dropbox icon which you need to click but unfortunately using vo+spacebar or just pressing down arrow as it is the case with most

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Pamela, Dropbox won't show you anything useful when you launch the app from your applications folder, as someone else already wrote. A way to determine if dropbox is currently running, is to check your finder status menu, using VO plus m, as in mike, twice in succession as you hold the VO

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Hello, Now I know why I belong to this list. There are those of you on here who are very helpful, detailed, and willing to give useful instruction freely. I am most grateful thank you Pam Francis On Aug 16, 2014, at 1:49 PM, Paul Erkens paul.erk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Pamela, Dropbox won't

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Pam, You are very welcome. Through your response, you have given much more than you've received. Andrew On 16 Aug 2014, at 20:05, Pamela Francis gypsykitt...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Now I know why I belong to this list. There are those of you on here who are very helpful, detailed, and

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hello, I consider myself to have an average to above knowledge of current tech. However, dropbox is an app I have never had the need to use until I was asked to work with an Internet Radio station handling their public relations. I have had friends who make good use of dropbox. Therefore,

Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

note, access note is not automatically synced. (smile, sunc?) John S - Original Message - From: Eugenia Firth To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:56 PM Subject: Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note Thanks John. I already have

Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

not press the sync button in access note, access note is not automatically synced. (smile, sunc?) John S - Original Message - From: Eugenia Firth To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:56 PM Subject: Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access

Re: DropBox location on mac, Re: Access Note

Thanks John. I already have the folder you described on my Mac. Should it not sync if I copy a file, whether brf or txt, to that folder? I copied the file under the AFB folder on the Mac. As for braille, I am not going to deal with translation because I am just going to read the braille

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You can also see your dropbox folders in home as well. That's generally how I do it. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 17, 2013, at 12:39 PM, Ray Foret jr rfore...@att.net wrote: When you land on the Drop Box Icon in the menu bar, do these things, making sure that your track pad commander is off.

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I think she was talking maybe about the preferences menu. Now, if she was refering to the Drop Box menu that you get in the short cut menu, it will sstill be there. Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray

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When you land on the Drop Box Icon in the menu bar, do these things, making sure that your track pad commander is off. 1. Press VO+Cmd+5 to rout the mouse pointer to the Drop Box Icon. 2. Now, press Option+actually clicking the Mouse to cause the Drop Box menu to open. Note. you MUST click

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Hi Mary, I just put an Alias to my DropBox folder on my desktop and then I can easily get into it by pressing VO+Space on that alias. Hope this helps. Scott Rumery On Sep 17, 2013, at 1:28 PM, Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com wrote: I may be the last person on this list to get dropbox. I know

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Allison, If you wish to get a link to a file for sharing, do the following: Select the file by navigating to it, then press vo+shift+M to bring up the context menu. Go down to dropbox submenu, then choose get link. And your browser of choice will open, then you just copy the link from the

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Allison, I have noticed that it often takes a long time--as in several hours--for files to show up on the Dropbox website after I've copied them to the Dropbox folder. I don't know why this is. What seems to work for me is just to wait till it shows up, then use the process Rachel

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Hi Donna, This is not strange, it all depends on how long the file takes to upload to the website, file size is a factor in this, as well as your Internet speed. With my 4 MB connection it takes a while, especially when uploading huge files. This is unfortunately something I do more often

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Hi Brandt, I sort of figured that was the case, but it still seems odd to me that a large file would take like four hours. That's a pretty slow upload.:) Cheers, DonnaOn Apr 5, 2013, at 7:05 AM, Brandt brandt.steenk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Donna, This is not strange, it all depends on how

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Hi Donna, That, I'm afraid to say, is one of the evils of technology. Be grateful that we don't use snail mail much anymore. Sending somebody a disk overseas would've taken you anything up to six weeks. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my macbook pro Contact me:

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lol Fair point. Donna On Apr 5, 2013, at 7:16 AM, Brandt brandt.steenk...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Donna, That, I'm afraid to say, is one of the evils of technology. Be grateful that we don't use snail mail much anymore. Sending somebody a disk overseas would've taken you anything up to six

Re: Dropbox on the Mac

Dl.Dropbox.com - Original Message - From: Rachel Feinberg To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 7:03 AM Subject: Re: Dropbox on the Mac Hi Allison, If you wish to get a link to a file for sharing, do the following: Select the file by navigating

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in it, so I just added the dl. part in front of dropbox.com. that didn't work. Is that what you meant by saying putting Dl.Dropbox.com - Original Message - From: Rachel Feinberg To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 7:03 AM Subject: Re: Dropbox