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Dropbox files Preview pane

From File Manager, when I click on a .pdf, the preview pane shows this:

Index of C:\users\owner\dropbox\ and then lists everything in my dropbox. This shows on everyone's pc I have shared the folders with.

This is only happening in the first two folders that I know of. I have at least 25 folders.

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Rich

@BeckyO wrote:
This Index shows only and on ALL .pdf's in the first two Dropbox folders, above the .dropbox.cache (you can see to the left)

This isn't a Dropbox issue. Remove the pound sign # from your folder name

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/file-explorer-pdfs-preview-showing-index-of-in/28f0da12-abf1-4f67-9721-d758323818e8

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Jay

Hi @BeckyO, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

In order to understand exactly what you're seeing, could you attach a screenshot showing this behavior on your device?

Could you also let me know what version of Windows you're running?

This will help me to assist further!

BeckyO

Jay, I have windows 10. This Index shows only and on ALL .pdf's in the first two Dropbox folders, above the .dropbox.cache (you can see to the left) Normally I would see the actual .pdf and I still do on all the files after the cache folder.

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Rich

@BeckyO wrote:
This Index shows only and on ALL .pdf's in the first two Dropbox folders, above the .dropbox.cache (you can see to the left)

This isn't a Dropbox issue. Remove the pound sign # from your folder name

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/file-explorer-pdfs-preview-showing-index-of-in/28f0da12-abf1-4f67-9721-d758323818e8

BeckyO

THIS WORKED!!!! Thank you!

Sesame1

hi I have the same problem but this is what I can see

Walter

Hey @Sesame1, sorry to jump in here, but have you tried removing the # sign from your folder names as @Rich suggested?

I can see at least 6 folders with that symbol in their names in your screenshot.

BeckyO

Yes, It was the # causing the issue. I removed all of them and directed my other team members to do the same and the issue was cleared up!

So Thankful for this community!!!

essamabdeen

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Hannah

Hey @essamabdeen, thanks for posting to our Community.

I appreciate the screenshot, but can you please give us some more info here? Are you having some kind of issue?

Is the info in this thread perhaps what you're looking for?

Keep me posted.

Rich

@essamabdeen wrote:
Re: Index of C:\Users\Info\dropbox

Remove the # sign from your file/folder names. It's a known Windows issue, unrelated to Dropbox.