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ChristopherBell
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2 years ago
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Right click menu in File Explorer is missing option to open file in browser

There used to be an option to open a file in Dropbox in your browser, but for some reason it's disappeared: I can copy the Dropbox link and paste it into my browser to view it that way, but ...
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    Nancy
    2 years ago

    Hope it’s OK if I chime in, @ChristopherBell! I may have missed it, but did you reinstall the Dropbox app on your computer and the option is still not showing? 

     

    Out of curiosity, do you have any other computers with the desktop app installed? Is the option missing from them, too?

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ChristopherBell
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Hi Nancy,

 

Thanks for your input. I had run the installer to update the app, but hadn't done a complete uninstall and reinstall.

Uninstalling, restarting my PC and reinstalling has fixed the issue. The option now shows for me.

 

It's a bit of a pain since everything's needs to re-index but the option's back so it is what it is I guess.

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Hannah
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2 years ago

Thanks, @ChristopherBell, for keeping us updated.

 

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