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pokeefe0001
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Client startup on Windows has stopped working for me

I use Dropbox only rarely - to access a shared folder - and shut down the client when I'm done.  In the past I would start the client by clicking on a desktop client point to (as far as I know) the l...
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Walter's avatar
Walter
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3 years ago

Hey pokeefe0001, could you send us a screenshot of where you're spotting those tasks?

 

Also, could you try rebooting your computer when you get the chance and let us know if the matters have improved at all? 

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BoRubin
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

I'm facing the same issue, desktop shortcut reverts to the dropbox location rather than the dropbox client location.
1. advanced uninstall-reinstall did not help
2. re-install without uninstall did not help
3. workaround of a taskbar shortcut isn't for me.

I manually change the desktop location to the client for Dropbox to start up, and after a reboot it reverts automatically back to the folder location and the shortcut opens that location instead.

Any other suggestions?

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