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Robert T.30
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I keep seeing a red exclamation flag on the Dropbox icon.

Why do I always see a red exclamation point on my Dropbox icon, but when I go online, there's no red icon, and no problems flagged? It's very annoying. 
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Robert T.30's avatar
Robert T.30
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

It's got to be something unique to my account: I completely uninstalled and then reinstalled Dropbox, and the red flag showed up immediately, although my files are there.

Robert T.30's avatar
Robert T.30
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

This is very irritating - I've repeatedly checked for any reason for the red flag, and there's nothing; and this is true after completely uninstalling and reinstalling it.

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