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TomHHRS
Helpful | Level 6
3 months ago

New Dropbox desktop update is re-syncing everything.

This new update has messed how my Dropbox works on Desktop too. I also get the 'syncing' symbol on all of my folders, and for some reason Dropbox has decided that it needs to Sync all ~80,000 files a...
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Alain_P
Helpful | Level 6
11 days ago

Same here with regards to endless re-sync post new "Windows-Integrated Dropbox mode" (Cloud Files API) update on Windows 11 that was forced on me.

But much worse, I realized, after noticing the apparition of the green and white circles,  that thousands of random offline files were locally deleted from my hard drive (for no reason and without my consent). My 300GB C:\Dropbox drive looks like a piece of Swiss cheeze. 

I cannot find a way to reinstall and opt out. Clean reinstall don't let me access Advanced Settings. I've been on hold with first line support for five days and no solution in view. 

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