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wkrohngold
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11 months ago

No option to copy the link to a folder so I can share it

I've downloaded a folder to Dropbox but can't get a link to send it to others. When i right-click on the folder, i usually get a dropdown screen giving me a link to the folder which i  can copy and p...
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wkrohngold
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11 months ago

Here is the screenshot of the dropdown screen and my options. 

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Rich
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11 months ago
wkrohngold wrote:

Here is the screenshot of the dropdown screen and my options.

You don't seem to have any Dropbox options on the context menu, nor do the sync icons appear in Explorer. Are you sure the Dropbox application is running? Click the ^ in your system tray to show hidden icons and see if Dropbox is listed. If not, launch it from your Start menu. If the icon is there, hover your cursor over the icon to see what the Dropbox version and status are.

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