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davidsi
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Having trouble syncing Dropbox on Windows device

I tried to install, and it *seems* to be installing but is incredibly slow.  However, I'm really not sure what it's doing.  I was forced to move my dropbox installation to a windows computer recent...
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Hannah
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3 years ago

Hey David, to address your question first, when changes are made to your files, the Dropbox application will only sync the changes to the files in question; it won't re-sync/re-index all your files.

 

A simple re-indexing will happen if you reinstall the application as well, your files won't get removed and re-synced.

 

Just to confirm though, since you got a notification that a new file synced, can you please send us a screenshot of your icons on the right side of your system tray, showing that your Dropbox icon is missing?

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davidsi
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

here you go

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