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Dave Duchesneau
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2 years ago

"Dropbox folder missing" error after replacing hard drive

Hi,   I had to replace a failed secondary internal drive (not system drive C:) which contained the Dropbox folder (K:\Dropbox).  I planned to download the folder from the online copy, which I con...
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Rich
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2 years ago
@Dave Duchesneau wrote:

 

How can I overcome this conflict with email addresses ...

Perform an advanced reinstall. Don't create the Dropbox folder on your own. If you do, and then select K:\Dropbox during the install, you'll end up creating K:\Dropbox\Dropbox. Just select K:\ as the location and Dropbox will create the folder folder you. The option to specify the location is found in the advanced options during the install, after you sign in to your account.

 

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