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eruu
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Getting shared folder to show up on my desktop

Hello I logged in to the dropbox website this morning to create a shared folder. I dragged in some files and shared it with my client. But I cannot figure out how to now get that folder to appear o...
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Rich
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4 years ago
eruu wrote:

I logged in to the dropbox website this morning to create a shared folder. I dragged in some files and shared it with my client. But I cannot figure out how to now get that folder to appear on my desktop?

If you install the Dropbox application on your computer, a local Dropbox folder will be created and it will sync with your account online. All the files in your account will download automatically to the folder, and any changes you make in the folder will sync back to your account online.

 

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    eruu
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    Hello! Thank you for your response! I appreciate you taking time to help me out!

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      Megan
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      4 years ago

      Hi eruu, thanks for the speedy response and the added info! 

       

      Can you check if the file name has a space at the end of the name? If I were you, I'd try to rename it using the website, and check if that'll help it sync. 

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        eruu
        Explorer | Level 4
        4 years ago

        I certainly will check that. Thank you for the suggestion and the link to read more about file naming.
        Fingers crossed.

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