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devedsmith
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago

Windows 11 Dropbox Not Syncing. The solution to make it work is to close it, and open it again.

Hello everyone, I seem to be having the same problem as everyone else: Dropbox stops syncing on Windows 11. I have been working on this problem on and off for several days and none of the "known" s...
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devedsmith's avatar
devedsmith
Helpful | Level 5
3 years ago
Correct. This has been happening for about 6 months maybe more.
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Nancy
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3 years ago

Hi from me too, devedsmith! This is quite a strange behavior, indeed.

 

Can you let me know what’s the average number of files your local Dropbox folder contains at the moment? You can double check this by right clicking on your Dropbox folder directly and going to its Properties.

 

What do you see there? Feel free to send over a screenshot as well, if you prefer.

  • kcrusco 's avatar
    kcrusco
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    This is happening to me as well and it is driving me crazy. It has been happening every since I upgraded to Windows 11. I have not updated by laptop and syncing works there fine if I am working on that but anything I save on my local desktop does not sync to dropbox. I need this feature to work. I can sometimes get it to work if I reboot but not always. Please help. I have also done everything that the OP said.

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hey kcrusco  - sorry to hear about this.

       

      Can you please let us know the version of the Dropbox desktop app installed on your computer and let us know when you first noticed this? 

      • devedsmith's avatar
        devedsmith
        Helpful | Level 5
        2 years ago

        I'm on v195.4.4995

        Windows 11 Pro

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