Hello!
I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and Dropbox won't install. Help solve the problem.
Waiting for your reply Dropik
@Dropik wrote: I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and Dropbox won't install. Help solve the problem.
Dropbox no longer supports Windows 7. The minimum requirement is now Windows 8 or higher.
Dropbox worked for me a day ago. Since the beginning of 2022 he has also worked. Why he suddenly stopped breathing on Windows 7? I don't want to change the operating system because it works great. Is there a way to get dropbox working on Windows 7?
My computer is running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. Dropbox has always worked well on it. But after yesterday's reinstallation of Windows 7 the Dropbox is not installed. How do I install Dropbox on Windows 7?
@Dropik wrote: How do I install Dropbox on Windows 7?
How do I install Dropbox on Windows 7?
As stated above, Dropbox no longer supports Windows 7. The installer will no longer work on a Windows 7 computer. Microsoft dropped support of Windows 7 two years ago.
But I didn't understand what meant "Synchronization on the server witn no interactive session". If you mean that a text file can be opened and edited online, then this does not work, because the server requires I to download this file.
@Dropik wrote: But I didn't understand what meant "Synchronization on the server witn no interactive session". If you mean that a text file can be opened and edited online, then this does not work, because the server requires I to download this file.
You previously posted on an unrelated topic. I moved your reply to your original topic to avoid confusion. The "no interactive session" is unrelated to your question.
It's even worse. You probably wont be able to install Windows 10 or 11 on your computer. I set out to upgrade my Windows 7 machine to Windows 10, but was advised to go for Windows 11. So I bought the Windows 11 USP stick. Worked with Microsoft support for 2 weeks but it wouldn't install. It just says my machine isn't capable of running it! I sent it back to MS for refund.
I have a home brew PC with an ASUS M2N-E motherboard & AMD Athlon 64x2 dual core processor circa 2008 that runs Windows 7. I have used it only occasionally since I built a new computer in 2019, running Windows 10.
My problem is that I'm a long-time Dropbox user and now it won't work with Windows 7 and I wasn't able to install Windows 11 on that machine. My guess is Windows 10 wouldn't install either. So I'm stuck with Windows 7.
The main problem is getting at my password safe, which is in Dropbox, when I'm using the Windows 7 machine.
Any ideas?
@Jag_man653 wrote: Worked with Microsoft support for 2 weeks but it wouldn't install. It just says my machine isn't capable of running it! I sent it back to MS for refund.
Worked with Microsoft support for 2 weeks but it wouldn't install. It just says my machine isn't capable of running it! I sent it back to MS for refund.
Windows 11 requires that your computer have Trusted Platform Module 2.0 support (though there are ways to install without it). Windows 10 didn't have this requirement and would likely install just fine for you. Most computers that ran 7 could run 10.
The link you alluded to states that Windows 7 is supported, yet you are saying it is not (which is true, it no longer installs on Windows 7). You guys might want to update your help files to remove Windows 7 from the compatibility list on that page. 🙂
Actually, I wish to amend my earlier statement. I spoke too soon. I just attempted to install the Dropbox desktop app on Windows 7 test desktop. It installed without a hitch and then proceeded to sync my files after logging in. So don't amend those help files, they appear to be accurate. 🙂
Very interesting. A few weeks ago I went through a 3 week ordeal with Microsoft trying to install Windows 11 on my aging Windows 7 desktop ending in failure. The reason I got in that mess was I because I was told that Dropbox is no longer supported for Windows 7.
Well it would appear that Dropbox does install and work on Windows 7. Now for how much longer it will work, I am in no position to say, but for now I will just enjoy it. And I am not surprised that Windows 11 had a hard time installing on a Windows 7 machine. Microsoft has very specific requirements for installing Windows 11. I have had several PCs that would easily run Windows 10, but said they did not support Windows 11.
@NateDawg325 wrote: I have had several PCs that would easily run Windows 10, but said they did not support Windows 11.
I have had several PCs that would easily run Windows 10, but said they did not support Windows 11.
Windows 11 requires Trusted Platform Module 2.0 support. Check to see if your PCs have a Trusted Platform Module and if they do, make sure they're enabled in BIOS. My computer was reporting that it wasn't supported by Windows 11, but my TPM was disabled. Once it was enabled, Windows 11 was showing me the option to upgrade.
The PC in question is a home brew I built probably 10 years ago so almost certainly doesn’t have Trusted Platform Module.
Thanks.
