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Impossible to delete the old Dropbox main folder Windows 10
The support people that answer the chat have no clue about anything, thy just try to stall by asing some standrad quetsions and then wokring very hard to missunderstand whatever you say. The "real" support (if such exists) is only reachable by email. Dropbox was good, but have gone full soviet. Im also looing for a new…
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Getting strange icons in Windows Explorer
Since the Windows July Update yesterday i get strange icons in my Windows Explorer. (Drive letter with little red X) When i close the Dropbox Service they are gone. Dropbox Version 77.3.125 Windows 10 1903 Build 18362.239
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Only want to sync specific folders synced on my other device.
I have all my files in Dropbox on my PC. I want to "some" of them, not all of them on my laptop. When I downloaded Dropbox on the laptop, I ended with "all" files on the laptop. Can someone please let me know how to remove those files I don't want on the laptop? Or do I have to start all over? And then if I have to start…
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Folders added from one device don't show up on Window File Explorer between two devices.
I created a folder and subsequently created some files in a Dropbox folder from a laptop here in the office. This folder fails to show up in Windows File Explorer on another computer in the office. I can see the folder from the Dropbox App and tell it to open the files with the software on this computer, but I cannot see…
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Blank login screen with newly-installed Dropbox on Windows 10
Hi After installing Dropbox (Dropbox 58.4.92 Offline Installer) and launching it I am stuck with a blank 'Set Up Dropbox' screen, unable to provide credentials. Main screen says 'Waiting to be linked to Dropbox account'. This is a new Dropbox install on a new Windows 10 laptop. After skimming through forums and this…
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Why is the Dropbox tray icon black on Windows 10?
Recently the Dropbox icon on my Windows 10 machine turned black, it was white before. As you can see in the image it is barely visible (since I have transparent taskbar) - On a black taskbar it would not appear at all. Windows 10 v 1803 build 17134.706 Dropbox v71.4.108
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Files in Dropbox showing up as "Copy of xxxx.xxx" in my recent items lists
I use the "recent items" lists quite often. For instance, I right-click on the MS Excel icon down in the system tray, and it brings up the most recent items I've opened in Excel. I can open the file and work on it from this list. I've done this for years on multiple Windows 7 machines with files located in DropBox. A more…
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Context Menu Not Appearing
The Dropbox Right-click/Context Menu option does not appear any more in Windows Explorer 8.1
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I am getting an error 0xa0430722 when installing the desktop app. Can you help?
I will be installing the software with this bug: dropbox update installatino failed with error 0xa0430722??? what should we do
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Dropbox does not appear on tray box, does not start at start up, does not sync files - Windows 7
I have the latest version of Dropbox 3.2.6. Its been about 3 days that dropbox wont work on one of my systems running Windows 7. It was working and syncing fine a few days ago. Now I try to check it in the task bar system tray and the icon is gone, not hidden. I check the windows start up services and dropbox is no where…
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Error 0x80096010 while installing on Windows Insider Build 1903
i am having problem while installing dropbox on a new pc with error code 0x80096010, please help me asap, thanks in advance
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Does dbxsvc.exe in Windows System32 folder actually belong to Dropbox program?
Hi, I'm running Dropbox on Windows 10 and everything is basically working fine. Some time ago I noticed a new service called "Dbxsvc" running on my computer. It runs from a file named dbxsvc.exe in my Windows System32 folder. Is this some kind of malware or some new part of the Dropbox program? I know there are two…
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Windows 10 Quick Access Resets to Old (Incorrect) Dropbox Path
I installed a very large SSD main drive, then moved the DropBox files to that drive from a second drive. I then unpinned the incorrect "Dropbox" from the Quick access tree in the File Explorer on the top left. Then I repinned the new and correct Dropbox path to Quick access by dragging it into Quick access. Unfortunately,…
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Application has failed to start...
When I try to open Dropbox, I get an error: "Application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail." What does this mean?
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How can I safely delete the desktop app in order to give it to someone else?
I use my Dropbox account and its files on several computers. I’m giving one of the computers away, but want to wipe it beforehand. Therefore, I want to wipe all Dropbox access from the giveaway computer without affecting the master files themselves or access to them from any of the other computers. Thank you for a safe way…
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Dropbox not launching on Windows 7 professional
Hi I am using Windows 7 proffesional service pack 1. just got the computer from a friend. have installed the windows app via the dropbox website. but the dropbox app will not launch. when i click on the shortcut it does just nothing. tried running it in compatability mode a window opens but nothing displays on it. Please…
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I have a syncing issue due to my VPN settings. Can you help?
Hi ! It's been 2 weeks (I think) that dropbox doesn't sync when any of my VPN server are off. I don't use any weird VPN client, I just set a regular VPN, in the Win10 settings panel. Adding the VPN server adress, and done : https://image.ibb.co/k2k2Zf/Capture.png I'm pretty sure it has worked for more than a year : The…
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How can I stop notifications on Windows 10?
How can I stop User Account Control from demanding approval every time someone updates a Dropbox file? I'm running under Windows 10 and preferences does not seem to change anything.
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Message using old version of Dropbox
I keep getting a message when starting desktop Dropbox that I'm using an old version, but when I download install .exe and try to execute it says invalid and check app store. Seems it's confusing desktop with mobile app. If I go to mobile device it seems to be up to date, but I'm not sure. Version on mobile is 114.2.12.
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Sharing Dropbox with Virtual Machine
Hello, Here's my scenario: 1. MacBook Pro (500GB HD) 2. VMware Fusion 10 3. Windows 10 Pro virtual machine (40GB HD) 4. Enterprise Dropbox *** I'm looking for some best practices from Dropbox *** Given the limited disk space on my virtual machine, my thought was to install DB on my MacBook and share, or "mirror", the…
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Uninstall Dropbox on PC without losing Dropbox files?
I am out of space on my PC while uploading PC videos to Dropbox. I have Dropbox app on PC. Remaining storage on Dropbox plan is 750GB so I know the problem isn't that I'm out of space in Dropbox. I intend to only use Dropbox.com to access my files and not sync with PC's Dropbox app. Can I uninstall Dropbox app on PC…
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Desktop app crashes in Windows 10 64-bit
My dropbox crashes everytime i click to add my private account into my dropbox. Unistall/reinstall did not solve the problem.