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PRFS
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

Feedback on Context Menu Issues - Current design

Folks: I've been using Dropbox since it was invite-only way back in the day. I love many things about this app. I went pro for a while when my needs required it, and have been free for a bit. Was ...
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Hillaero
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

One way to fix this is to remap droopbox folder using subst. This will remap the dropbox folder to a drive letter.

SUBST M: E:\Dropbox

Now just ditch the default dropbox environment and work off this new entry point. This will block the dynamic context menu because the dropbox background application will not know you are right clicking on a dropbox file. In addition, this will remove the right click lag that is caused by these dynamic menu items.

 

You will still need to remove the standard registry entries for the non-dynamic context entries.

 

If you want this remapping to persist over reboot you can add the following registry key

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices\
- create new string value
- set the name to M:
- set the data to \??\E:\Dropbox

 

Did I mention I love dropbox...

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