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Preston J.'s avatar
Preston J.
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Dropbox App won't open, the only thing that opens is my Dropbox Folder.

Dropbox app will not open. When I open the app it just opens the file explorer. I have already checked the Taskbar and it's not showing up there. I have also checked the taskbar setting and there is ...
desktop
windows
Pookeyblow's avatar
Pookeyblow
Collaborator | Level 8
1 year ago

I have the same issue in macOS.

Can't open the app. It only opens the folder. Can't right click on files to copy url. No Dropbox options when right clicking Dropbox files.

Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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1 year ago

Hey Pookeyblow. From what I understand, you’re not seeing the Dropbox icon in your menu bar and the desktop app isn’t running/syncing, correct? 

 

If you open your Finder > Applications folder and double click on the Dropbox app from there, do you see the Dropbox icon again after a few seconds, along with the Dropbox options in your context menu?

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