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florismk
Collaborator | Level 8
1 month ago
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Dropbox folder displayed twice in Windows File Explorer. How to remove 1 of them?

Application Affected Dropbox for Windows Device Microsoft Surface Pro9 Operating System/Browser (if using the web) Windows 11 Dropbox App Version (if using the app) 238.4.6075 Question or Is...
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    florismk
    1 month ago

    Found a solution, though no explanation:

    In HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer, there's a subkey \Desktop\Namespace, with GUID-named keys for top-level items in the navigation pane. I found a key for OneDrive there, and two keys for Dropbox. Deleted the duplicate Dropbox key, restarted File Explorer, and voila! 2nd instance of Dropbox gone.

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florismk
Collaborator | Level 8
1 month ago

 

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