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i have windows 10s that i use for work. the problem is that i dont have the dropbox icon in my task bar. i've tried to right click the task bar and go to taskbar settings, then to properties ( no properties to click on) or notifications ( no notifications to click on). i dont have dropbox in my save section on microsoft…

Good! I would like to know what the .paper extension that is created in the windows registry is when the dropbox is installed. regards

When I plan sync with dropbox I start a .bat file. In case dropbox is active, the script is running normally In case dropbox is not actieve dropbox.exe is started but the script doesn't continue unless I select the window ( eg by mouseclick). Start /c doesn't solve. @echo offset path="C:\Program Files\WinRAR\";"c:\Program…

The organization I work uses a business account of Dropbox. My C drive is almost full and I need to shift a few of the dropbox folders in the D Drive. I cannot do that using selective syncing as it will move all my folders to D Drive. Is there a way I can keep a few folders in C drive and few folders in D Drive of my…

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…

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

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…

The Dropbox Right-click/Context Menu option does not appear any more in Windows Explorer 8.1

Hello, I have upgraded my account to pro to use Smart Sync. However when i click on the reinstall link, a window opens and then closes and nothing happens. Need help plz. I don't want to uninstall completely, lose my files on my PC and then reinstall and wait for sync. tx

I have 3 computers that all fully sync and are all in front of me. All three are current on updates and have plenty of resources (HD space, RAM, etc.) Their Windows indexing is unchanged and all computers are set to show system and hidden files. All 3 have Dropbox installed at C:\Users\JeffD\Dropbox. The number of files…

I will be installing the software with this bug: dropbox update installatino failed with error 0xa0430722??? what should we do

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…

Hello. I have used a synced Dropbox folder for years on my Windows 7 computer. Today, when moving files on my desktop, I accidentally synced my Desktop to Dropbox. I'm not even sure how it happened. Suddenly all of the files and folders on my Desktop had the blue dropbox syncing icon. At first I didn't even realize what it…

i am having problem while installing dropbox on a new pc with error code 0x80096010, please help me asap, thanks in advance

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…

Typically when you open a photo (not synced with Dropbox) in Windows 10, the photo opens in Windows' Photos default application. Once the photo opens, you can use the right and left arrows on the keyboard to cycle through other photos in the same folder. It's a very handy feature that appears to be disabled when the folder…

Hi, I have a Dlink DNS 320L with Fonz fun_plug that allow me to install additional app, i want install dropbox in the nas, so i don't need to install on every pc that i have every time i reinstall my windows Can you help me?

Hello all, For a specific situation I have need to check for each file in the local dropbox folder if it's already been synched with the cloud or not.I can LOOK with my eyes and check the Icon, but this doesn't work for me, because I have thousands of files per day.So I do need to automate this. I want to automate it by…

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,…

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?

Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you.

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…

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…

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…

In windows 10, dropbox app is up to date. All below size was checked in windows explorer (right click -> properties : size) Dropbox root folder size : 11.7 gb subfolder 1 size : 11.7 gb size of all files in one of sub-sub-subfolder : 80.5 gb subfolder 2 size : 20.3 gb Can you please explain how comes ? Dropbox root folder…

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.

Hi BACKGROUND: I've adopted a policy of keeping 'all' my PC Files & Folders 'only' on a 'Portable' Hard Drive. None are kept on my PC's C: Drive. This is to avoid issues if my Laptop is Ransom-Attacked, Lost, Stolen, Corrupted or Damaged (as my Data is safer if held only on my Portable Hard Drive, and on a USB Drive).…

Dropbox Windows client 3.0.5, running on Windows 8.1 I have a dedicated partition / drive for Dropbox, and Windows created "System Volume Information" folder on its root directory. Dropbox client keeps saying: Indexing "System Volume Information"... Can't Sync "System Volume Information" (access denied) I tried to use…

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.