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PDub81
Collaborator | Level 9
4 years ago
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Dropbox application suddenly not working with Windows 11

Yesterday, I noticed that Dropbox was no longer connected on my laptop running Windows 11.  There is no system tray icon for Dropbox, and clicking on the start menu app icon does nothing at all; same for "Open Dropbox" on the website.  I've uninstalled, reinstalled, rebooted multiple times, tried different firewall settings, redownloaded the installer, but no luck with anything.  A previous thread discusses a similar problem, but no solution:
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Apps-and-Installations/Windows-11-Upgrade-and-cannot-get-Dlox-to-work-properly/td-p/566989

  • I found the solution by logging out of my Windows 11 user account and downloading Dropbox while logged in on the Visitor account.  I switched back to my user account and was able to open the Dropbox app and link my account.  Very strange.

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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    4 years ago

    Hey PDub81, I’m sorry to hear the issue’s back. 

     

    If you want, I can open a support ticket for you and investigate this further. 

     

    Let me know if that’s alright.

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    4 years ago

    You’re all set! I’ve logged a ticket for you, so that we can check this together. 

     

    Please reply back to me, when you’ve got some free time. 

     

    Cheers!

  • PDub81's avatar
    PDub81
    Collaborator | Level 9
    4 years ago

    Nancy, I have been out of town and away from the computer in question, which I did not want to post on a public forum beforehand.  I am now back home.  Please reopen the support ticket.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    4 years ago

    Hi PDub81, I've sent you an email, please could you reply to it as soon as possible!

  • pafnooty's avatar
    pafnooty
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    Same problem ... offline installer does not work.  It does not automatically run (I think) but when I click on "restart the download" I get the following:

     

    404 Not Found: /bfs/bwi/custom/shared/dbx-releng/dbx-releng/client/Dropbox 43.4.50 Offline Installer.x86.exe
    
    rpc error: code = NotFound source = bfs/ffs/ffs.FFS/Stat desc = file does not exist: /dbx-releng/client/Dropbox 43.4.50 Offline Installer.x86.exe
    ORIGINAL STACK TRACE:
    dropbox/courier/status.newError
    	go/src/dropbox/courier/status/errors.go:75 +0x88ce6f
    dropbox/courier/status.ClientCast
    	go/src/dropbox/courier/status/cast.go:212 +0x88c7ed
    dropbox/courier/client/nodep.(*RpcMetadata).ConvertError
    	go/src/dropbox/courier/client/nodep/metadata.go:76 +0x9ef77e
    dropbox/courier/client/nodep.convertErrorClientUnaryInterceptor
    	go/src/dropbox/courier/client/nodep/client.go:169 +0x9ef711
    google.golang.org/grpc.chainUnaryClientInterceptors.func1
    	external/org_golang_google_grpc/clientconn.go:345 +0x9a1407
    google.golang.org/grpc.(*ClientConn).Invoke
    	external/org_golang_google_grpc/call.go:35 +0x99f162
    dropbox/courier/client/nodep.(*grpcClient).Invoke
    	go/src/dropbox/courier/client/nodep/client.go:479 +0x9f2c0d
    dropbox/proto/ffs/client.(*fFSClient).Stat
    	go/src/dropbox/proto/ffs/client/ffs.dbx_stubs.go:239 +0xd1340b
    dropbox/ffs.(*RemoteFileSystem).Stat
    	go/src/dropbox/ffs/remote_file_system.go:255 +0xd191f2
    dropbox/ffs.(*fileSystem).Stat
    	go/src/dropbox/ffs/file_system.go:182 +0xd1594f
    main.(*requestHandler).serveHTTP
    	go/src/dropbox/ffs/http_proxy/main.go:577 +0x1052e21
    main.(*requestHandler).ServeHTTP
    	go/src/dropbox/ffs/http_proxy/main.go:646 +0x105398b
    dropbox/web/server.(*Handler).ServeHTTP
    	go/src/dropbox/web/server/handler.go:243 +0xe851ae
    dropbox/util/http2.(*executorRequest).Execute
    	go/src/dropbox/util/http2/executor.go:29 +0xd32ee3
    godropbox/executor.(*queuedRequest).execute
    	go/src/godropbox/executor/executor.go:48 +0xd2b108
    godropbox/executor.(*WorkPoolExecutor).ProcessWithWaitGroup go/src/godropbox/executor/executor.go:174 +0xd2b613 godropbox/executor.(*WorkPoolExecutor).Process go/src/godropbox/executor/executor.go:134 +0xd2b3ea dropbox/util/http2.(*queuedHandler).ServeHTTP go/src/dropbox/util/http2/mux.go:213 +0xd33b2a net/http.(*ServeMux).ServeHTTP /usr/local/go/src/net/http/server.go:2462 +0x6a7c08 dropbox/util/http2.(*ProtectedPathsMux).ServeHTTP go/src/dropbox/util/http2/mux.go:166 +0xd3368f dropbox/util/http2.(*MuxImpl).ServeHTTP go/src/dropbox/util/http2/mux.go:271 +0xd34085 net/http.serverHandler.ServeHTTP /usr/local/go/src/net/http/server.go:2916 +0x6a985a net/http.(*conn).serve /usr/local/go/src/net/http/server.go:1966 +0x6a4d16 runtime.goexit /usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1571 +0x46aac0
  • pafnooty's avatar
    pafnooty
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    I should add that I've tried every suggestion that I've seen.  All of a sudden stopped syncing (maybe after a recent Windows update, but not entirely sure). 

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    4 years ago

    Hey pafnooty, sorry to see you're having an issue with the Dropbox desktop app.

     

    Are you also not seeing the Dropbox icon in your system tray?

     

    If you see it, can you please hover over it with your mouse, to see the app's sync status?

  • PDub81's avatar
    PDub81
    Collaborator | Level 9
    4 years ago

    Sorry, pafnooty.  Have you tried switching user accounts on the computer and reinstalling on the other account?  It hasn't happened to me again, but I also received a message that it could be related to security or firewall settings.  Good luck!

  • pafnooty's avatar
    pafnooty
    Explorer | Level 3
    4 years ago

    The dropbox icon disappeared.  Everything works fine on my laptop (also Windows 11).  

     

    UPDATE: all of a sudden this morning, without me doing anything, the icon appeared and everything synced.  Go figure.  It felt like a gaslighting experience!  🙂  I still want to know what could have happened, because it really threw me off for over a week. 

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