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nenea_nelu's avatar
nenea_nelu
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Couldn't Start Dropbox

After latest Dropbox updates I'm keep getting Couldn't Start Dropbox error no matter what I try as per advise(permissions, run as admin, etc...) including reinstalling dropbox. It worked fine for a d...
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Dave668's avatar
Dave668
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

I'm getting the same problem which has only started today - windows update is running fine with no errors reported so it's not a windows update error. Re-installing dropbox works until the machine is rebooted when the problem returns. 

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Walter
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3 years ago

Hey nenea_nelu  & Dave668 -  just to confirm here, are you still having issues with this after rebooting your computer?

 

Do you happen to be running any security software on the affected machines perhaps? 

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    Dave668
    Helpful | Level 5
    3 years ago

    Yes, it continues after a reboot, and yes, like most people running windows I have security software which hasn't changed in years.

     

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