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Desktop Application Will Not Allow Existing Dropbox Folder to Be Used. Error: "The folder already contains a Dropbox directory."
I have been a happy user of Dropbox for years. Until recently . . .
Dropbox recently quit working properly. The latest issue today was that it failed to load the "platform plugin windows." The ...
You should not select the Dropbox folder but the folder you wish Dropbox to be placed in. Then it will be installed in that folder.
If its on a 2nd drive and not in a folder, simply select the Drive in the chooser window.
At least this is what I am thinking based upon your post. I made this same issue at first when trying to move Dropbox all those years ago.
The installer will let you choose the location. It on the last screen before it closes under the advanced settings. Many users myself included think Dropbox was already being installed in the default location at this point in the process but it was still waiting.
Rich
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Super User IIBTW, is anyone else experiencing terrible lag when typing a comment here in the forum? Also, I cannot paste any text in the comment box. Is that normal?
No, and no. I do that regularly, like with your snippet above that I pasted in. You do have to right-click on the active line though (or use keyboard shortcuts). If you try to right-click on the white space below the active line then you won't get the paste option. It's something stupid with Zendesk's system.
Right-clicking the active line:
Right-clicking elsewhere:
