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jbaliko
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2 years ago
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Cannot edit files in synced folders on my Windows machine

I cannot copy anything to the synced Dropbox folders on my PC because "it needs administrator rights".  I cannot add or delete anything directly in the PC folders. I have to use the web interface...
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    jbaliko
    2 years ago

    Hi @Jay,

     

    In the meantime I managed to find the solution.

     

    My Dropbox folder was assigned a drive letter, and the share rights were not properly set. The problem emerged only when I used the substitute drive letter.

     

    Thanks for the effort!

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jbaliko
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Hi @Jay,

 

Yes, this is a custom solution, to make the folder access easier.

 

Let's say that after the installation the default Dropbox folder is something like "C:\users\username\dropbox", but after that I manually assign the drive letter D to this folder.

 

The Dropbox app does not even know that there is a drive D, it uses the original folder path, and that worked well.

 

So my original issue was not related to the Dropbox app.

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Jay
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2 years ago

Thanks for the clarification, this might help other users who have done something similar and experienced the same issue!

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