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OxfordGeoff
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
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Dropbox stops running on Windows Server 2012

Hi. We run Dropbox on several Windows Server 2012 R2 machines (and 2008 before that). We find that after a few days of normal operation Dropbox unexpectedly stops running, but starts again if we open the local Dropbox folder. Any ideas out there?

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  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    9 years ago
    Make sure you are running the latest versions, however, please also note that Dropbox is not actually supported on Server 2012 (infact it isnt supported on any version of Windows server).

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    Duc
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    Thank for your comment, I can install dropbox in window server 2012 R2. Please help me. 

    You use Dropbox business? 

  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    8 years ago
    Hey Duc, 
     
    Thanks for checking in on the Dropbox Community regarding this query & welcome aboard! 
     
    You may keep in mind that Windows Server operating systems are not currently supported, as per our system requirements, though we’re here to help you out as much as we can! 
     
    As a first step, you could check some general recommendations on running Dropbox on a server on this resource. Additionally, if you’d like some info on how to migrate the content of a server to Dropbox and suggestions to improve the efficacy of the process, please see here. 
     
    Hopefully this sheds some light on your options at this point, though please let us know how these options work for you here. Thanks! 
     
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