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Carlo C.6's avatar
Carlo C.6
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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My Dropbox folder isn't updating automatically for a week now - how to fix it?

Since about a week the dropbox folder of my pc doesn't update automatically. How to repair it?

desktop
sync

4 Replies

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hi there Carlo C.6 - sorry to hear about your syncing issue.

     

    Could you please let me know your device's exact OS version and the version and status of the Dropbox desktop app as shown in your system tray?

     

    Let me know what you find and we'll take it from there. 

  • Carlo C.6's avatar
    Carlo C.6
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    OS: Windows 10 Home.

    The dropbox icon is inactive.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    2 years ago

    If the icon is inactive its almost certainly crashed, or, isnt running. 

     

    Try a restart of the device and possibly a reinstall: www.dropbox.com/downloading

  • Carlo C.6's avatar
    Carlo C.6
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Thank you Mark. The problem has occurred a couple of times in the past months; I have reinstalled dropbox but not thought to restart the pc!

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