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Rachel L.
Experienced | Level 12
6 years ago

Dropbox keeps trying to download and sync files set to online only

I had this same issue with a particular folder when I first set up my new Windows 10 laptop, but closing and restarting Dropbox seemed to fix it. (Derp.)   Today it randomly started trying to downl...
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HydraLogic's avatar
HydraLogic
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Hi Rachel,

Just checking, are you running Trend Micro anti virus software by any chance? 

Rachel L.'s avatar
Rachel L.
Experienced | Level 12
3 years ago

HydraLogic  Somehow I missed this reply, and now it's months later. But yes, I'm running Trend Micro antivirus.

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    HydraLogic
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    Rachel L. 

    I am very confident that Trend Micro is causing the problem for you. I had the exact same issue. I spent months testing and tracking the problem. Trend micro has a executable called inspect.exe that scans files and triggers DropBox. 

    My advice is to fully unistall Trend Micro and install another virus protrector. 

    Its time to get this done and move on with your life. 

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