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robotronald
Explorer | Level 3
1 month ago

How can I open Dropbox settings when the taskbar icon isn't showing?

The Dropbox taskbar button has disappeared recently (Win11 Pro), DB is running (syncing ok, processes running in task manager) and all icons are set to show in the taskbar so it's not a taskbar confi...
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robotronald
Explorer | Level 3
1 month ago

Thanks. Can you confirm if this will retain all my current settings (with the partial folder sync settings still saved so I don't need to worry about moving folders/resyncing when I'm not sure which folders have been excluded)?

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Walter
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1 month ago

Yes, this way you won't need to worry about your selective sync settings robotronald​ - just install the app from the link directly. Let me know of any updates!

PS: You can also try temporarily quitting any 3rd party apps you have running on your computer to see if they're interfering somehow

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    robotronald
    Explorer | Level 3
    1 month ago

    It's mysteriously started working again (icon appeared without any further action). Maybe something was interfering with it temporarily. Thanks for the prompt responses, if it reoccurs I'll try the reinstall and report back to confirm how it went.

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      Walter
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      1 month ago

      Happy to hear it's sorted now robotronald - thanks for the update too.

      See you around the Community and have a lovely weekend!

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