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GregP1
Explorer | Level 3
24 days ago

My shortcut files in my Dropbox folder on Windows have stopped working

Dropbox Plan Basic Device Acer Laptop Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) Files kept in Dropbox folder on each PC laptop ...
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Jay
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24 days ago

Hi GregP1​, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

According to the link in the second image of the shortcut file, does the original file still exist at that location with the exact same name? 

Is this the same for all the shortcut files, or only for files located in certain locations?

Any other info or screenshots would be helpful!

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