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Windows 10 Protected Folder Access
Hi, i have dropbox installed and have noticed i have recently started seeing Windows 10 Protected Folder Access Blocked alerts for Dropbox.exe tryign to access the Music and Documnets folders in my profile even though i have not setup these fodlers for synicng and do not have the Backups feature enabled? Could someone…
Sync Issues
I am using WIN 10, but it is failing to sync. The taskbar item is missing from taskbar (even though the setting say it should be appearing. The status is Dropbox 178.4.4811 Syncing. However according to control panel the version i am using is 179.4.4917 Whenever i try to open Dropbox from the start menu, it fail to open. I…
Desktop app not installing on Windows 10
After years, Dropbox on PC has stopped working. It didn't start so I uninstalled to try reinstalling. The uninstaller didn't work, I had to use IO Bit uninstaller. Now I can't install Dropbox Desktop anymore, even with the installer off line. I get the error "Installation failed. The Dropbox installer did not start.
Desktop App won't sync PDF files
Starting last Saturday (07/15/23) the desktop app running in Windows 11 will not sync PDF files. My DOCM files sync, but the PDFs won't sync. I can copy them from my ****** drive to the cloud using the Dropbox web site, but not with the desktop app. The only way I can get the files to sync is to uninstall the desktop app…
My app's stuck on Starting...
Hi. If you look back, I was here in April asking these same questions. The problem was never resolved, I just resigned myself to using Dropbox online instead of the App, The problem is only on my Windows 10 laptop which I reset in April (Dropbox was working fine on it before the reset). I have two other PCs, a W10 and a…
Dropbox for windows crashes after launch
Hello! I tried reinstalling dropbox, tried advanced reinstalling. This does not help. I try load Dropbox 178.4.4811 Offline Installer.x64.exe - not help Hello! I tried reinstalling dropbox, tried advanced reinstalling. This does not help. I try load Dropbox 178.4.4811 Offline Installer.x64.exe - not help After start DB i…
Windows Dropbox installer won't start on Windows 10
I run Windows 10 on a Dell Inspiron 3505 laptop. Somehow, Dropbox was not starting at startup. The simplest answer (to me, anyway) was to uninstall Dropbox and reinstall it. I uninstalled DB and downloaded the installer (which has always worked for me before) from the website (as I always have) .and ran it; I got a message…
How to make dropbox not auto run on windows startup?
I tried to set dropbox not to run on startup and its the only up that run on startup even its set not to. I set on windows 10 from settings>apps>Startup>turnoff dropbox auto start (its stay in "turn off" mode). WIndows 10. dropbox for dekstop
I uninstalled the desktop app, but the Dropbox folder is still on my computer. Any help?
Hi! I have problem with uninstalling dropbox from my computer... One day a donwload it because i need sync documents between my devices but in this time i dont need it. So i go to start panel and right click dropbox and click "Uninstall" so dropbox uninstall sucefully but in my computer is styll file "Dropbox" but when I…
Dropbox is creating files in my folders
These 0KB files just keep appearing in my folders. Any reason why? How do I/you stop this please? David
Client startup on Windows has stopped working for me
I use Dropbox only rarely - to access a shared folder - and shut down the client when I'm done. In the past I would start the client by clicking on a desktop client point to (as far as I know) the local copy of the shared folder. A week or 2 ago that stopped working. Now licking that icon just opens the local unsynced copy…
I use long path file names (greater than 260 characters). Is there a reason to reduce them?
I have a few hundred files with paths that are more than 260 characters. However, I have Windows 10 set to enable long file paths (greater than 260 characters), and my experience is that Dropbox will properly sync files with paths greater than 260 characters. Assuming this is the case, would there be any reason to take the…
My Dropbox desktop app doesn't sync
I installed Dropbox on Windows 11. It hasn't synchronized files from the PC to the server for a month. Also, if I upload directly to folders on Dropbox.com, the files don't automatically download to my PC. I also downloaded the latest version of Dropbox but the problem didn't go away. How can I solve?
Windows app - did they remove most of the context menu?
Until very recently, the context menu in File Explorer included things like "Copy Dropbox Link", "View on Dropbox.com", and a couple more. Now those are all gone, and instead there is just one, which I think is new: "Send with Dropbox Transfer". I tried using it instead of my tried-and-true method of just copying the link,…
"There was a problem completing this request" on my Windows device when I try to log in.
I have recently changed laptop so am trying to add Dropbox to my desktop as before. Every time I log in I get the error "there was a problem completing this request": I have changed my email address, password, restarted my computer multiple times but still no luck. I have tried four different times to install and uninstall…
moving dropbox files to new ****** drive
A new solid state hardrive "drive C" with the Windows 11 OS was installed on my Windows 10 PC. The old disk and dropbox files are still on the old computer as drive "D"....and dropbox cant see them (different path) How do I get dropbox to switch to my new drive and location and start syncing with that???
Reinstalling Dropbox App and retaining D drive location for Dropbox folder
I recently had to reinstall Windows 10 on a desktop. I had the Dropbox folder installed on my D drive, which is a separate physical drive (not a partition) from my C drive. The Dropbox app was installed on C, which was reformatted as part of the reinstallation, so I lost the Dropbox app. Since the W10 reinstallation did…
Can't open Dropbox folder with Explorer (Windows 10)
I have been using DB for several years without problem. Today I find I cannot open folders in my Dropbox folder on my C: drive with Explorer. I can see them if I use the web app. I have rebooted and reinstalled the program, to no avail. If I click on it, I get the hourglass, which will not stop unless I forcibly close it…
Terminal Command to Sync Folder Online Only
Hi, I'm on windows and constantly have trouble using Smart Sync. Smart Sync for the most part never shows up in the context menu, so I have trouble quickly selecting which folders I'd like to sync online/offline. I'm wondering if there is a terminal command I can use to choose a specific folder to sync online only so I can…
Dropbox using 7 processes and 234 MB of memory
My question is similar to this one: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Apps-and-Installations/Why-are-7-versions-of-Dropbox-exe-running-on-my-Windows-11/td-p/610743, but in that question, the largest amount of memory used by any Dropbox process is 4.1 MB, and the total is 9.4 MB. On my system, the Dropbox processes are (at…
There was a problem completing this request
Hi Everyone, Yes, I am also facing the famous error message "there was a problem completing this request". I just switched from an Macbook to a Windows laptop. I freshly installed windows 10 pro on the laptop and the dropbox app was running fine. Then I decided to upgrade to windows 11 pro. I formatted the ****** drive and…
How to stop Dropbox from creating desktop.ini files?
After dragging the desktop.ini file to the trash a few times, and seeing it re-created, I instead right-clicked and deleted it. So far (5 minutes or so), it has not been recreated. Maybe it's somehow related to a glitch in Windows 10? In any event, it's gone, for now.
Use CLI on Linux and Windows. Is it possible?
Hallo Community. I have a need to use dropbox from CLI on Linux and Windows. Is it possible? How? Also from other OS? thanks for your help! vmm
Firewall blocking dropbox.exeexe
Hi community, Can anyone tell me why Windows Firewall is blocking C:\program files (x86)\dropbox\client\dropbox.exeexe? Note the double exe at the end. It's that that is confusing me, otherwise I would just allow access, but I'm not sure if this is something fishy!!?
Paths to files on my desktop have changed
I have uninstalled the DropBox, but it is still affecting the location of files on my desktop. For example, the path to files is: C:\Users\user\Dropbox\PC\Desktop\[file name], instead of C:\Users\user\Desktop\[file name]. What can be done to get rid of 'Dropbox\PC\' from the path? P.S. My OS is Windows 10 Pro x64 version…
Certain folder not syncing to computer
I recently downloaded the Dropbox app on a new windows device, and notice that one of the folders isn’t showing on my computer explorer. I have tried restarting computer, deleting and re-downloaded Dropbox. I also checked selective downloads and the folder is selected along with all the other files, however when I search…
Dropbox significantly slows down Windows OS.
I use dropbox only for a few min each day. (I only have about 10-20 files to backup sync, not more than 300MB) But 3 weeks ago or so I noticed all my computer apps, file explorer, and even the Start Menu becoming less responsive. Now I am using Win10 LTSC 2021 on Nvme drive with laptop intel u8265, 16GB RAM on-board. My…
How can I keep my files local and not online only?
I have a new computer & I've been trying to download my DB files to my new computer. I've just discovered that YOU decided I need to save space on my hardrive & half my files are on some cloud rather than downloaded to my computer. I DON'T WANT THIS. I've tried everything to download everything on Dropbox to my new…
syncing issue with windows 11
while i uploaded any folder on dropbox then at that time all files of that folder are synced. but then after if any changes made in that folder like created new file then it is not syncing across. But while doing same process on windows 10 computer then it is working fine please help me out. thanks in advance.... Thanks…
Chrome Errors - Aw Snap and Out of Memory
In the past few weeks, I often get Aw, Snap! or Out of Memory errors (only) when using the Dropbox website on a Chrome browser (Windows). I've cleared cache and removed bad extensions. Any other suggestions? Thanks, Judith

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