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Preston J.'s avatar
Preston J.
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Dropbox App won't open, the only thing that opens is my Dropbox Folder.

Dropbox app will not open. When I open the app it just opens the file explorer. I have already checked the Taskbar and it's not showing up there. I have also checked the taskbar setting and there is ...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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4 years ago
Preston J. wrote:

Dropbox app will not open. When I open the app it just opens the file explorer.

The app is already running. When it's running, trying to launch it again just opens your Dropbox folder. Open Task Manager and end task on the Dropbox processes you see, then relaunch it.

  • Preston J.'s avatar
    Preston J.
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    I closed all the dropbox tasks and then opened up the App and it did the same thing. Just took a minute and opened up the file explorer. 

  • Pwheilldiipng's avatar
    Pwheilldiipng
    New member | Level 1
    12 months ago

    wrong, something must really be one about all the problems on these online support forums, and the wrong advice given.

    there is no drop box desktop app, it only opens the file explorer

     

  • Swagata B's avatar
    Swagata B
    New member | Level 1
    12 months ago

    Thanks for the tip, Rich. It was driving me crazy. I know it's an old thread, but putting a note here if it helps anyone, if closing and relaunching doesn't work, kill all instances of Dropbox from Task Manager and then try to reopen. That's what finally worked for me.

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