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Sync Issues
I am using WIN 10, but it is failing to sync.
The taskbar item is missing from taskbar (even though the setting say it should be appearing. The status is Dropbox 178.4.4811 Syncing.
However acco...
Nancy
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorThanks for posting about this, russell-mark4!
Can you please clarify something more for me? You mention that the syncing status of your Dropbox app is "syncing". If you open your File Explorer > Dropbox folder, do you see any syncing icons next to your files or nothing appears?
Any additional screenshots you can upload showing what you see on your end (especially when it comes to the two app versions) would also be super helpful.
Let me know when you're ready.
I have no status within the folder. I am unable to open the folder. Also, when i open Windows Explorer, I do not get dropbox as i would expect (or as i do on my WIN11 machine (which is working fine). See screen shot:
I notice the update service (dpupdate) starts and then immediately stops, with this message "the dropbox update service (dbupdate) started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs."
Also the same is true of: dbupdatem. Both these services are set to startup automatically.
Finally, i am not sure that dropbox is installed correctly, as the process under Task Manager only has "Dropbox Service" with no CPU usage and within this the "DbxSvc" there is no data for it.
Lastly, when i go to the location being C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox Client there is a separate folder called 179.4.4917 but separate to that is the actual dropbox application (as per screen shot)
I look forward to you assistance.
It has been a while, I responded to your request, in order that you can help, but since, I have heard nothing.
I have since done some research and discovered other have had the same issues in the past, people suggested open as administrator, or right click and compatibility issues, but after trying these, still no help. Dropbox failed to open.
PLEASE can someone try to help, I have zero issues for over 10 years and now I am finding that Dropbox appears not to care.
Is it worth removing Dropbox and all associated files, and starting again.? Yes sun will take time if it works, but better than this?
- Hannah
Hey russell-mark4, thanks for the update here.
So, just to confirm, even if you reinstall the Dropbox app, you still don't get the small Dropbox icon in your system tray?
Have you checked this article to make sure you've checked all the troubleshooting steps available?
Hannah. Yes as i say, i have tried to reinstall, and still it fails. When i reinstall i would normally expect the log on dialog to appear, but nothing. In the task manager the Dropbox app opens, but then closes. Nothing in the taskbar.
I have tried everything, and read all articles. It is fine on my WIN11 machine.
Please what is the way forward? Do i need to remove ALL aspect of DB from my PC? If so, what are all the registry entries etc too that need removing.
I think it is time DB provided help, rather than just clarification of what is already written, and shown in screenshots
