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hooleyann
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago
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Error when trying to open images on my new desktop

If I am on my laptop or my phone I can go to Dropbox and click on a picture and it opens just fine.  If I try this on my newer Dell Desktop then I get an error message saying Photos can't open this f...
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    hooleyann
    Explorer | Level 4
    3 years ago

    Mark,  Thank you so much.  I just clicked my entire photo folder and now everything shows up and I can open in Photos.  I figured it was something simple so you saved me a lot of time and frustration.  Have a great day!

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