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Pete Moss
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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Where is my Dropbox folder on Win 11?

I recently bought a new Win 11 laptop and am in the process of migrating everything over from my old Win 10 laptop. I went to the Dropbox website and downloaded the app. That all went smoothly and wi...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    2 years ago

    Hi Pete Moss, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

     

    If you open the Dropbox desktop application preferences, are you able to locate the Dropbox folder on the Windows 11 device and navigate there manually?

     

    This will help me to assist further!

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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi Pete Moss, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

If you open the Dropbox desktop application preferences, are you able to locate the Dropbox folder on the Windows 11 device and navigate there manually?

 

This will help me to assist further!

  • Pete Moss's avatar
    Pete Moss
    Explorer | Level 4
    2 years ago

    Thanks, Jay. On Win 10, I never used the Desktop application so I didn't think to look there. Once I found it and ran it, I now have a Dropbox folder in File Explorer.

     

    Thanks

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