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KathiH
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9 days ago
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How can I sync my Dropbox files to File Explorer?

Question or Issue On my old laptop I could see Dropbox in my file explorer. After changing to a new laptop I can not find any instructions on how to do this. The more I look the more I get annoye...
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    KathiH
    3 days ago

    Thank  you, Rich, for identifying this. As I was told to look for the icon on the taskbar that's what I did. I now followed your directions and everything is currently synchronising and starting to show in my file explorer. Thank you so much for your help!

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KathiH
New member | Level 2
4 days ago

So I went into the Selective Sync Settings link. It says to click on my avatar or initials at the bottom left. There is nothing at the bottom left. When I go through Dropbox.com I can click on my avatar there (on the top right) which brings me to my account settings but nowhere there can I fin anything about sync. Why does this have to be so awkward?? I always thought Dropbox is straight forward but I'm finding out now that it isn't at all.

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Megan
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4 days ago

Hey KathiH​!

Your selective sync settings aren't visible online. You should be able to have a little Dropbox icon in your taskbar, that you need to click on and then follow the steps mentioned in the article.

If you don't see such icon, you might need to reinstall our desktop app using this link. 

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