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Neil_Stanley
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4 years ago
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Dropbox and Windows 11 - not autostarting

Although all the settings say it should be, my recently installed copy of Dropbox on a new W11 machine is not autostarting on switch on. I'm having to start it manually. One PC and 2 iOS systems can ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    4 years ago
    Neil_Stanley wrote:

    Tried that (144.4.4491) - on reboot still no tray icon but DbxSvc exists in Task Manager.

    Go into Windows Settings/Apps/Startup and make sure Windows hasn't disabled the startup of Dropbox.

     

     

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Neil_Stanley
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Thanks, that found it - I had looked there previously and it had been set to start.

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Neil_Stanley
Helpful | Level 5
4 years ago

Oh dear! This morning it's still set correctly but Dropbox didn't start up on it's own.

    • Neil_Stanley's avatar
      Neil_Stanley
      Helpful | Level 5
      4 years ago

      Hi,

       

      Been with Dropbox since it first became available so on the basic plan now with 3 devices linked (PC and 2 x iOS).

       

      Neil

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
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        4 years ago

        Hi Neil_Stanley , sorry to jump in here!

         

        When you access your app's preferences, in the General tab, there should be an option to start Dropbox on system startup. Can you ensure that the option is checked?

         

        If that is indeed checked, then I'm afraid you'd need to do an advanced reinstall as Jay suggested, while unlinking some of your devices.

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