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dnemes
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago

No context menu on windows 10. Selective sync also doesn't work.

Hey All,    Originally I had the issue, that my dropbox doesn't sync properly to one of my machines: a Windows 10 PC. It looks as if one of my folders is selectively synced (90% of its contents are...
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Nancy's avatar
Nancy
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1 year ago

Hi from me as well, dnemes! About the folders that don’t appear locally on your Dropbox app, have you also double checked their names to make sure they don’t contain any of the characters listed here?

 

As for the issue with the missing context menu options, did you recently update your computer’s OS? If not, I’d like you to take a look at these steps and let me know if they help resolve this.

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dnemes
Explorer | Level 4
1 year ago

It seems that most of the affected folder names contain a colon ':'. I'll try renaming, and then see if that resolved it. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll check back in any case.
Considering the context menu, I'll try a reinstall and modifying the registry, and let you know how it went. 

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    1 year ago

    Great dnemes!

     

    Keep us posted in any case! 😀

    • dnemes's avatar
      dnemes
      Explorer | Level 4
      1 year ago

      The registry order seems fine, in the sense that the Dropbox items are among the first 15. 

      So that approach won't work, probably. 

       

       

      • dnemes's avatar
        dnemes
        Explorer | Level 4
        1 year ago

        The overaly icons are still missing as well. 

         

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