iOneiTwo Helpful | Level 6

I mean your other solution as a company is to add "dropbox transfer" and other tools directly in the dropbox tray table interface. Then you reduce the dependence on this apparently difficult and flaky right click feature.

I am on Windows 10 — the new "troubleshooting" option does not appear. (Why Windows 10? It still works fine, and is less affected by AI slop).

Note my sytem is Win 10 — don't want that Suspicious Intelligence (SI) stuff from Win 11.

What I get now is…. random. Restarting Dropbox sometimes brings the context menu back, sometimes not. I'm done with it. I wish that Dropbox would provide alternative methods to the context menu.

Is this the original fix, or a NEW fix. Is this fix expected to help Win 11 Win 10 or both? Has it been tested by persons outside of Dropbox prior to release ?

"Are there drawbacks to having it run with administrator priviledges?" That all depends on how much you like your files and computer. But Windows is pretty insecure anyway, there may not be THAT much difference.

Fortunately there are good Dropbox alternatives at this point.

I have now switched to the free service "Swiss Transfer", since Dropbox can't reliably work any more.

Update: On my Windows 10 box, the right click options come and go. I can't tell why, except that I notice it when I need it.

I found a workable workaround: [links removed as per Community Guidelines] I'd prefer a paid service, but for now this will do. These are free file transfer services that requires no login, and can replace Dropbox Transfer.

What I have found is, the Dropbox update is a scheduled task. go to control panel/administrative tools select: task scheduler select : Task Scheduler Library Disable the Dropbox update task.

What I have found is, the Dropbox update is a scheduled task. go to control panel/administrative tools select: task scheduler select : Task Scheduler Library Disable the Dropbox update task.

Dropbox could introduce a new version with alternative ways to do the context menu actions, and sidestep this whole issue. That's a good thing, as then Dropbox is more robust against future mistakes like this.

Those steps don't make any sense as solving a problem. That's just how you install anything. I have tried exactly those steps, on Windows 10. No good with the current version of Dropbox. All that works is Stable Build 250.4.3245 https://community.dropbox.com/en/discussion/860678/stable-build-250-4-3245#latest

You can revert to an old Dropbox executable, which may work until automatic update brings you back to the current version. It may be a good time to look at alternative services, depending on your budget and ability to get through a transition.

I use Dropbox primarily to send transfers & for backup of an otherwise normal folder. At least I used to, until the context menu (right click to transfer a file) broke on Windows. I then switched to SwisstTransfer.

To Dropbox: This is not a small issue. The context menu is not just a shortcut way to do certain things, it's the primary way to do things. It's not a bug that's been fixed.

BUG IS NOT FIXED HERE Edition Windows 10 Home Version 22H2 Installed on ‎3/‎27/‎2021 OS Build 19045.7417 Dropbox 260.4.2926 After clean reboot.

@DieterDK I am among those that rolled back to a prior build, the context menu worked, then it did not work, then installed 260.4.2926. The context menu is not working. I would not care as much if the system tray menu had "Dropbox transfer" as an option. BUG IS NOT FIXED AS OF Edition Windows 10 Home Version 22H2 Installed…

Is there a way to launch "Dropbox transfer" on an arbitrary file (not in Dropbox) without using the context menu?

Or not. 1) Had the problem described on Windows 10 (patched to current under the EOL program at Microsoft) 2) Installed 260.4.2926 3) Manually quit Dropbox 4) Manually typed "Dropbox" in the search box, to start the Dropbox client 5) No context menu.

This accepted answer is now obsolete, as Dropbox finally fixed the bug.