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Andreas_HH
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

Dropbox Icons on EXPLORER files and folders missing but visible in Open and Save As Dialog Boxes

The Dropbox icons are gone when I use the Windows 10 explorer including the . I tried everything I could find in the web to fix it without success. It took me 2 days now. I noticed: In the Windows 1...
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gagany
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Try unlinking your computer from dropbox and then relinking. Also, make sure your dropbox is set to start on boot? 

When reinstalling dropbox, make sure to run the installer as an administrator. 

Check out this article to see if your windows registry has hit the limit of 14 for special explorer badges. Near the bottom. 

https://www.dropbox.com/help/desktop-web/sync-icons#files

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