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theIdeaMen
Explorer | Level 4
7 months ago

The Microsoft desktop app was moved to WindowsApps Folder, and icons have changed

I installed the Dropbox app from the Windows App Store. Everything seems fine with syncing, but after about a day, the icons for the desktop shortcut and the folder in file explorer change to the def...
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theIdeaMen
Explorer | Level 4
7 months ago

One of the machines this happens to is company-managed, but the other one is my personal machine. I will try the Dropbox site installer on my personal one and report back.

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Jay
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7 months ago

Thanks, let me know how it goes!

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