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fabmol
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

File request folders not syncing

Hi   I use file requests heavily and up until a few days ago any new files uploaded through file requests would show up on my desktop pretty quickly.    Over the last few days, uploaded files...
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DoofedUp
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Hi Fabio - I've run into the same issue in the past and I discovered, at least on my machine (Mac, OS 14.1), that Dropbox created a NEW folder in my primary root folder called File Requests and it was under there as a subfolder. So, if you check your Dropbox root folder alphabetically, you may find what you're looking for. I did. Fingers crossed for you!

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