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Mary V.2's avatar
Mary V.2
New member | Level 2
5 months ago

How can I sync files on Dropbox? The app doesn't do it automatically.

I looked up how to sync here on DropBox, but it looks like they still have the same instructions as it worked years ago. I have a brand new laptop and when I right-click on any of my Windows folders,...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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5 months ago

Welcome back to our Community, Mary V.2​! Hope you’re doing well. 

To further assist, can you clarify if you’re right-clicking on folders that are already located within your local Dropbox folder? 

If yes, I’d like a screenshot of the options you see on your end.

Feel free to also share the current syncing status and app version of your Dropbox app.

Let me know once you have more info.

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