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LITMANEN
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Opening a file from Dropbox in a third party app displays files slowly, sorting incorrect

I'll try to explain the strange behavior of Dropbox. Please also note that English is not my native language. Windows 10x64 system. About three days the following happens. If I run Windows Explorer (...
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Rich's avatar
Rich
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2 years ago
@LITMANEN wrote:

If I run Windows Explorer (Win+R) everything is fine in the Dropbox folders ... in a running application ... I see the files incorrectly.

One more test to try. Exit the Dropbox application so it's not running and see if the same behavior persists.

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LITMANEN
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Exit Dropbox - problem the same.

Exit Dropbox and restart - problem the same.

Unistall Dropbox - problem the same.

Unistall Dropbox  and restart- no problem. Works immediately and sorted right.


When I uninstalled Dropbox and rebooted the computer, the files showed up INSTANTLY. In the full sense of the word. When Dropbox is installed on the computer, the files seem to be loaded slowly, appear little by little, and only after a minute does their sorting finish. Even when Dropbox is not running.

 

 

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    LITMANEN
    Explorer | Level 3
    2 years ago

    But to be fair, when exit Dropbox, a couple of processes still remained. And even if Dropbox doesn`t load automatically, then after the computer starts, I see working processes in memory. They are DropboxCrashHandler.exe  DropboxUpdate.exe

    So exited dropbox does not mean the complete absence of dropbox.

    • LITMANEN's avatar
      LITMANEN
      Explorer | Level 3
      2 years ago

      And also I see Dropbox Service (DbxSvc) on the processes. Even if Dropbox doesn`t work. 

      • LITMANEN's avatar
        LITMANEN
        Explorer | Level 3
        2 years ago

        Now I'm working without Dropbox, because I uninstalled it and haven't installed it yet. The difference is incredible since all my files are showed up instantly and immediately sorted as needed. With Dropbox installed, everything happens slower and you need to wait for them to appear and sort. 

        I don’t understand why this happened and I can’t find the reason. I can’t remember changing or installing anything.
        I also noticed that if the Internet disappears and appears, Dropbox does not connect automatically. It needs to be restarted, it doesn’t seem to see that the network has appeared. However, I don't think this is related.

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