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FrancisBacon
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6 years ago
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Windows File Explorer Dropbox Folder failing to open some files

Hi My employer uses dropbox as a shared drive, and has done so successfully for several years. However I've just started, and have run into an issue where many files are not openable via the window...
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FrancisBacon
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Hi Walter

It was the admin rights issue affecting syncing. I got my IT department to install it as an admin and everything appears to be working properly now

 

Thanks for your time!

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Walter
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6 years ago

Thanks for keeping me in the loop Francis; I'm glad to hear it's sorted now. 

Should you ever come up with a Dropbox question, please feel free to nudge us here.

Have a lovely week! 

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