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Mary V.2
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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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Mark
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5 months ago
Mary V.2 wrote:

I have a brand new laptop and when I right-click on any of my Windows folders, I do not get "Quick Actions" or "Sync." I get a bunch of others, none of which is sync. I used to be able to sync things in the old DropBox.

Dropbox has only ever sync'd files and folders that are directly stored within the \Dropbox directory. It did run a very small beta trial where it allowed other folders to be sync'd but that was removed quickly and its now not possible to do. I wonder if you were a part of that and its not picked it up until a reinstall?

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