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samuelc
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17 days ago

My files appear to be empty after editing

Hello, I'm on an ASUS Zenbook running Windows 11. I have a shared dropbox folder that constantly has files getting wiped/copied (when they get copied they are empty) showing up on the dropbox. It alw...
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Jay
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15 days ago

Hi samuelc, thanks for messaging the Community!

Do you have any apps or services that could be monitoring the Dropbox folder itself, and somehow interfering with the edits?

As Mark said, are the files literally empty or blank when you open them up?

Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!

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