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Karen E.'s avatar
Karen E.
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Windows app - did they remove most of the context menu?

Until very recently, the context menu in File Explorer included things like "Copy Dropbox Link", "View on Dropbox.com", and a couple more. Now those are all gone, and instead there is just one, which...
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Karen E.'s avatar
Karen E.
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Two followup questions that don't involve third-party software:

 

1. Does the expected behavior in File Explorer include having "Send with Dropbox Transfer" appear in the submenu but disappear when one clicks "Show more options"? That doesn't seem right. (I don't use Dropbox Transfer, but I thought I'd mention it since you said the behavior is correct but that difference seems wrong.)

 

2. Can you tell me when your context menu code was updated to include "Send with Dropbox Transfer"? That might have coincided with when I stopped seeing the other menu items in Directory Opus, so knowing the timing might help when I contact those folks.

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Jay
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3 years ago

Depending on the settings used for Windows 11, the Dropbox context menu items can all appear or be included in a submenu. 

 

There isn't an exact period when the Dropbox Transfer option first appeared, as these features are rolled out and can vary for different users and devices.

  • Karen E.'s avatar
    Karen E.
    Helpful | Level 6
    3 years ago

    The point of my first question was that it seems strange that "Send with Dropbox Transfer" doesn't appear at all in the "Show more options" view. Are you saying that's normal and expected? It looks like a bug to me.

    And an additional question: Twice you have mentioned Windows 11 settings that can affect the context menu. This time you specified said there is a setting that can control whether the Dropbox items are in a submenu or not. I would like mine to all appear, not in a submenu - can you tell me where that setting is? I looked in File Explorer's Options area as well as searching the overall Windows settings for "menu" - I didn't see anything applicable. I also looked in the Dropbox app's preferences area.

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