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My Dropbox desktop app is stuck on "Connecting" on my Windows 7.
Dropbox won't connect on my pc with windows 7. I've re-installed, rebooted and tried: https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/configuring-firewall Most of the preferences buttons are disabled; selective sync, unlink dropbox (says it's not even linked to an account). Works fine online. I'm paying monthly for this service but…
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Selective Sync & Deleting Files Locally
Downloaded the App on my work computer. It downloaded all the folders & files from my Dropbox Acct (91g) to my local ****** drive. Only wanted 2 folders to download and Sync between that work computer and Dropbox Acct. So, I then went to Selective Sync settings and checked ONLY the 2 folders I wanted to sync between that…
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Unable to install Dropbox on Windows 10 - The installer encountered error 2
Hello, I am running Windows 10 Home 20H2 19042.985. I kept receiving a message that Dropbox needed to be updated. So, finally I tried it. It would download and run and close right away. I tried all sorts of things to try and get it installed. I was able to start the install when I booted in Safe mode with Networking turned…
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Dropbox passwords extensions (both for Firefox and Chrome) can't find desktop app on Windows
Today the browsers extensions (both for Firefox and Chrome) stopped detecting the desktop app on my Windows computer (on my Mac it's working as expected). I reinstalled both the desktop app (version 1.2.40) and the extensions, rebooted the computer, but the extensions still can't find the desktop app. It was working find…
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Can't save to Dropbox in Windows 10 S mode
Trying to set up a new Windows 10 laptop which had Dropbox already installed, in S mode. Signed in to Dropbox (used on previous machine) OK but Dropbox not appearing in File Explorer. I can open an existing Dropbox file in Excel using 'Open with' - and can save it - but cannot create a new file in Excel and save it to…
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Windows File Explorer crashes only in the Dropbox folder
Windows File Explorer crashes every time I acess the Dropbox folder. It does not crash in any other folder. Here's a few more details... - I can access my Dropbox files from within my programs, like CorelDRAW and Adobe, but only for about 60 seconds, then the open or import dialog freezes. - This started about 5-6 weeks…
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Installation fails for people from Serbia due to certificates - Solution (Windows)
I've noticed that Dropbox has been failing to upgrade from v112 to v113 last week. I've decided to uninstall it and try installing it manually, but the installer would stop with "Error 2" (v114 is also affected). Reading up on it I saw that that error means the issue is outside of Dropbox's control. I've dug up the…
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Dropbox.exe - Bad Image
I keep getting this pop up error message when my computer starts up or if I try to open the Dropbox App: Dropbox.exe - Bad Image C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\security.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media or contact your system…
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Dropbox gets stuck forever syncing one file, on Windows
I tend to spend much of the day editing a very small number of programming language files. Once in a while I will notice that one of these files will stop uploading through Dropbox. There is no error message. There is a message in the Dropbox popup menu saying it is syncing files. But the syncing doesn't end. Usually,…
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Dropbox stops syncing after wakeup from sleep
For the last few weeks, Dropbox has stopped synching after my computer wakes up after sleep. YES, I know it doesn't sync when sleeping, but it should resume when the computer is woken up. It used for for years, for the last few weeks, the only way to get it's attention is to exit Dropbox and restart it everytime I wake the…
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How can I create a shortcut on my laptop?
how do I create a shortcut for certain files on my laptop?
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Loading Excel Files from C: Drive is Slow
When DropBox is running, my Windows 10 File Explorer is slow (8 seconds) to open Excel Files on C: drive When DropBox is not running, File Explorer loads Excel files instantly. It happens on all my PCs that run DropBox. For some reason, it is only affects loading Excel files from Windows 10 File Explorer (Word, etc...…
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Syncing is stuck on my Windows 10 computer. Can you help?
I am running dropbox in Win10. I started having issues the last couple days with syncing. The icon would show syncing but the sync was not resolving. I needed to make some space anyway so I moved about 2 GB of files to trash on the web interface and also deleted them from my local Win10 drive (in retrospect I should have…
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Cannot establish a secure connection after dropbox update to 111.4.472
After the dropbox app (Window 10) updates itself to the latest 111.4.472 version, I'm getting this 'Cannot establish a secure connection'. I've checked my time on my laptop, router. It's fine. I've disabled firewalls and the whole Eset Security. I've checked my ports. Everything is fine. I've turned off the proxy setting…
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Will Dropbox delete my local files?
Dropbox scares me. I just want to have a safe a place to keep my files, and access them from two or three different devices. But sometimes, instead of just saving the file, Dropbox saves it as a separate file. Then I've got two versions of the same file. Over a period of weeks or months, I end up with six or ten versions…
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Windows 10 - Dropbox stopped working a few days ago; won't reinstall - errors in DBGCORE.DLL
Installed Dropbox on Windows 10 Pro about a month ago, and it was working fine until a few days ago. Dropbox stopped working (no Icon in tool tray; update service and normal service both stopped). If i tried running from the start menu nothing appears to happen (no crashes or anything of interested in the Windows event…
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Dropbox App on a Windows Server 2016 RDS/Terminal Server
We run the DropBox App on a Windows Server 2016 RDS/Terminal Server. And yes - I already opened a support ticket and was immedialy told DropBox is not supported on a server. However, it took me only 5 seconds to find a Dropbox article describing exactly how to setup Drobox on a server. -_- The issue: We're finding that the…