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SE1derful
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6 months ago
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Right click Dropbox menu disappeared after the new Dropbox for Windows update.

What is says on the title - I've been "upgraded" to the latest version of Windows Dropbox that has a new column for sync status, but my right click context menu (for making files offline/online and v...
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    SE1derful
    6 months ago

    Hi Megan,

    Thank you for the update.  Reinstalling Dropbox seems to have done the trick, the context menu is back and I have the Cloud API version still (225.4.4896).

    On the downside, despite the folder location being the same it needed to redownload a huge amount of my files - it's a good thing I don't have an internet cap!

    Thank you again for taking the time to reply.

    SE1derful

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Megan
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6 months ago

Hey SE1derful, you're most definitely right! 

I hyperlinked the wrong reply, and thread. My apologies for that!

I reinstated the link, and it should now point you to these steps, which are the correct ones. Can you take a look? 

SE1derful's avatar
SE1derful
New member | Level 2
6 months ago

Hi Megan,

Thank you for the update.  Reinstalling Dropbox seems to have done the trick, the context menu is back and I have the Cloud API version still (225.4.4896).

On the downside, despite the folder location being the same it needed to redownload a huge amount of my files - it's a good thing I don't have an internet cap!

Thank you again for taking the time to reply.

SE1derful

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