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Ian_A6
Collaborator | Level 9
3 years ago
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Dropbox stopped launching from Windows 11 start menu or taskbar

Stopped working today (possibly after windows update yesterday?). Will launch from notification area but not the others. Trien reinstalling - no effect.    Any ideas or anyone else seeing this beha...
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    Ian_A6
    3 years ago

    So Dropbox support sorted it out. It was a beta version that had installed (I don't think I ever asked for beta but it was turned on in preferences). reinstalled stable version and all working 😊

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amk2
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
It is pinned to the systray already, but no longer works - it just spins and doesn’t open Dropbox. It doesn’t work to drag the file folder to the systray nor to start Drop Box from the Windows file folder. I can only open Drop Box from the Drop Box Icon in the lower right corner next to the clock. It does not work to drag that file folder to the Systray either. Thanks.
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chippie
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I've been having the exact same problem and have been losing my mind over it. Can't access Dropbox from Windows 11 taskbar. It just spins and doesn't open, just like other have reported. I can open it from Windows pinned in the start menu by clicking the Windows icon.

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