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Elspeth H.'s avatar
Elspeth H.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Unable to create new folder

Every time I try to it just says in a red box at the top "please provide a name for the new folder." This has happened every time I've tried for the last 3 weeks - I've tried on several different b...
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Elspeth H.'s avatar
Elspeth H.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Thanks Rick, I have been using Dropbox for around 7 years now and it's never done this to me before.

Every time I click that folder with the + it just provides this warning, and no actual folder appears.

 

I've been able to create one via the app on my phone but can't do it on my laptop!

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