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Richard P.44
Helpful | Level 7
8 years ago
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I get an error message that Windows System Restore failed?

Hi When I run Windows System Restore it fails with this error message System Restore failed to replace the file (D:\Users\*******\Dropbox\.dropbox.cache\qebcobkqbgbzfynfuwbof\placeholder.bat) wit...
desktop
Setting up the apps
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  • radical_exponent's avatar
    radical_exponent
    3 years ago

    Hi everyone,

     

    We're testing out some changes in v182 (currently in beta) that should hopefully help with this. Let us know if you continue to run into problems.

     

    Thanks

cre111's avatar
cre111
Explorer | Level 4
5 years ago

I'm in the same boat as everyone else. Truly astonishing that they would allow this level of extreme dysfunction to continue for so long. I wish they would at minimum provide a warning to help avoid it, but clearly, THEY JUST DON'T CARE.

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redthrawn
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

This is crazy. IT people at work are now recommending that everyone cease using DropBox because this essentially makes it a virus.

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    redthrawn
    New member | Level 2
    5 years ago

    Would it be possible to boot into my file system with Ubuntu, delete the offending file, and then use system restore?

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