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Vicon
Helpful | Level 6
10 months ago

Dropbox client refuses to run on Windows 11 & re-installation failure

Dropbox auto-run on Windows Startup is always enabled but nothing runs. Manually clicking on dropbox.exe does nothing either: nothing running on taskbar nothing syncs, nothing running in file ex...
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Megan
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10 months ago

Hey there, Vicon let's jump right into this! 

You mentioned reinstalling but have you tried uninstalling the app first, and then reinstalling? 

If this doesn't work, feel free to try an advanced reinstall too.

I'll be waiting for your updates!

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