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DoctorBashir
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2 years ago
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My Dropbox shortcut is missing from my user startup folder

I placed a shortcut link to DB in my user Startup folder. I was working fine for weeks then suddenly it was gone! This started happening a few months ago. I researched the issue on this forum and fou...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    DoctorBashir wrote:

    I then copied the shortcut to DB into the Std user's startup folder.

    Don't copy or change the original shortcut. The installer and update process tends to replace them with each install or update. Instead, make your own shortcut to the Dropbox executable. If it continues to get deleted, it's not Dropbox doing it.

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Rich
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2 years ago
DoctorBashir wrote:

I then copied the shortcut to DB into the Std user's startup folder.

Don't copy or change the original shortcut. The installer and update process tends to replace them with each install or update. Instead, make your own shortcut to the Dropbox executable. If it continues to get deleted, it's not Dropbox doing it.

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    DoctorBashir
    Helpful | Level 7
    2 years ago

    Thanks, I'll try that.

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      DoctorBashir
      Helpful | Level 7
      2 years ago

      It happened again! I created a new shortcut using the Explorer 'Create shortcut' as suggested. The shortcut worked for about a week, then it disappeared. No other shortcut in the Startup folder is affected. I'm stumped.

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
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        2 years ago
        DoctorBashir wrote:

        It happened again! I created a new shortcut using the Explorer 'Create shortcut' as suggested. The shortcut worked for about a week, then it disappeared.

        What are you naming the shortcut? Name it My Dropbox or something other than just Dropbox. I know that was an issue when deleting and recreating the original shortcut on the Desktop. It would get replaced by the original on an update. Maybe it's doing the same thing here.

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