Permissions Error - Can't start Dropbox - Windows 10

[RebeccaSG]

Reinstalling Dropbox after replacing c: drive and restoring mirror image to new drive.  Old Dropbox folder cannot be overwritten or deleted, neither from Dropbox installer, nor from when logged in as Windows Adminstrator.

Here is the install log:

bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
bn.VERSION: 112.4.321
bn.constants.WINDOWS_SHELL_EXT_VERSION: 46
bn.is_frozen: True
machine_id: 90f3f3b2-c851-4b26-8dd7-8c1750a34b10
pid: 21732
cwd: 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Update\\1.3.377.1'
real_path='C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Update\\1.3.377.1'
mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
HOME: None
appdata: 'C:\\Users\\Rebecca T440\\AppData\\Local\\Dropbox\\instance1'
real_path='C:\\Users\\Rebecca T440\\AppData\\Local\\Dropbox\\instance1'
mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
dropbox_path: 'C:\\Users\\Rebecca T440\\Dropbox'
real_path='C:\\Users\\Rebecca T440\\Dropbox'
mode=0o40555 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
sys_executable: 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Client\\Dropbox.exe'
real_path='C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Client\\Dropbox.exe'
mode=0o100777 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
trace.__file__: 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Client\\112.4.321\\python-packages.zip\\dropbox\\client\\ui\\common\\boot_error.pyc'
real_path='C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dropbox\\Client\\112.4.321\\python-packages.zip\\dropbox\\client\\ui\\common\\boot_error.pyc'
not found
parent not found
TMP: C:\Users\REBECC~1\AppData\Local\Temp
TEMP: C:\Users\REBECC~1\AppData\Local\Temp
tempdir: 'C:\\Users\\REBECC~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp'
real_path='C:\\Users\\REBECC~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp'
mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=0o40777 uid=0 gid=0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox\client\main.pyc", line 806, in wrapper
File "dropbox\client\main.pyc", line 6595, in finish_dropbox_boot
File "dropbox\client\main.pyc", line 6060, in _init_components_for_account
File "dropbox\client\main.pyc", line 5999, in create_sync_engine
File "dropbox\sync_engine_boundary\factory.pyc", line 261, in make_sync_engine
File "dropbox\sync_engine\nucleus\classic_client\sync_engine.pyc", line 340, in __init__
File "dropbox\sync_engine\nucleus\classic_client\modern_client\modern_client.pyc", line 158, in __init__
File "dropbox\sync_engine\nucleus\classic_client\modern_client\base.pyc", line 155, in __init__
File "dropbox\sync_engine\nucleus\classic_client\thin_adapter\in_proc.pyc", line 222, in __init__
File "dropbox\sync_engine\nucleus\classic_client\thin_adapter\in_proc.pyc", line 602, in _init_new_engine_locked
File "dropbox\sync_engine\nucleus\thin_client\client.pyc", line 217, in __init__
File "extensions\nucleus\nucleus_python.pyx", line 88, in nucleus_python.NucleusSyncEngine.__cinit__
nucleus_python.SyncEngineError: "Initializing engine |>> Initializing filesystem |>> NtCreateFile syscall: open_unchecked |>> Permission denied"

Help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[Walter]

Hi @RebeccaSG; welcome to our Community!

Could you please try an advanced reinstall and let me know how it goes?

Thanks!