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irrlady
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox isn't syncing automatically on Windows 11

I've seen a lot of discussion about Windows 11 and Dropbox, but I feel that my situation is a bit more unique in that I'm NOT running in S Mode. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled Dropbox several ...
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Hannah
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2 years ago

Hey irrlady, I hope you don't mind me jumping in here as well.

 

Can you let us know exactly what you see when you hover your mouse over the Dropbox icon Nancy mentioned?

 

You should see the version of the app and the sync status.

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irrlady
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

It says Up to Date. 

Version 202.4.5551

I'm still having issues with lagging with sync and often times the folders not syncing at all. I have this same set up on my old machine - but it's windows 10. I've got no issues on that machine. It's all hooked up to the same internet, the same way. 

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    2 years ago

    Hi irrlady, what was the sync status when you hovered over the icon? Could you try clicking it instead to see if you can see the message on the bottom left?

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