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Doppler44
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

Dropbox keeps resetting with every windows update to "online only" despite my settings for offline

This happens repeatedly. The the "advanced options" approach listed online for preventing the windows update in Dropbox is not available even on reinstallation. Huge issue. Please fix it. Please don'...
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Doppler44's avatar
Doppler44
Explorer | Level 3
2 months ago

And now Dropbox is reindexing my files 500,000 files :( 1.5 days estimated time

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Walter
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2 months ago

And what are your sync settings as per the app's preferences (under the sync tab)Doppler44?

Also, approximately how many files you're syncing in your Dropbox folder and how much hard drive space is left on your computer? 

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