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My Win11 Dropbox continues to hammer me with Popups that say:
"Sync Status These files are online-only. To Open them, first move them into your Drop box folder."
I traced some of these files to my \Dropbox\dropbox.cache folder. I deleted it.
The Popups just kept Popping.
I deleted Dropbox App on Win11 and Reinstalled it. That did not help.
The Popups just kept Popping.
I cloned my Dropbox folder to my OneDrive ... it continues always say it is uploading 89 files.
It makes no progress uploading the 89 Files.
The Dropbox Popups Just Keep Popping.
Is there a fix? Thank you ....
Hi there, @frnkc-6, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Which version of the Dropbox app do you currently have installed?
You can see that by hovering over the Dropbox icon in your system tray.
Keep me posted and we'll go from there.
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Hi from me too, @frnkc-6! Can you please hover over the Dropbox icon in your system tray and send me a screenshot of what appears there?
I’d also like one more screenshot of the pop-up message you keep getting, so that I can investigate further.
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Hi Nancy
Hmm... I just booted my PC this am (there was a Win11 update late yesterday), and I don't see Pop Ups starting (Yet). Here are the Dropbox pics (and the 89 empty files OneDrive can't upload ... I think that's from my OneDrive Dropbox clone directory):
thanks!
Thanks for the additional info and screenshots, @frnkc-6.
I'm happy to see that you're no longer receiving these pop-up notifications.
The sync status of the Dropbox app seem to be "up to date" as well, so hopefully, that will be the end of it.
If the issue does return, though, let us know!
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Hi Hannah
I was only "on" the computer a few minutes yesterday morning (when the PopUps stopped), and away from home the rest of the day. Today, 3/14/24, when I turned on the PC the Dropbox PopUps returned like hot popcorn. Same messages on the Popups AND same message on OneDrive: 89 files remaining.....
I'm almost sure it's related to the Dropbox Cache that
has a very similar number of files (and coded subdirectories that clearly
Dropbox creates on it's own):
Does this help?
Thanks!
Hmm, can you go to your Dropbox preferences, @frnkc-6, in the "Sync" tab and send me a screenshot of the folder path of the Dropbox folder?
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Hi Hanna
I have no idea what you mean or how to locate:
"Dropbox preferences, @frnkc-6, in the "Sync" tab"
However, this JPG shows some of the repetitive temp files that I
strongly suspect are identical with Popup Events:
I do use the excellent 'backup program' SYNCBACK PRO to clone/update the native DROPBOX folder to my ONEDRIVE DROPBOX clone. Using the 'mirror' function, ir adds/deletes files on a 'most current file' criteria to mirror the source to the destination folders. Could that be part of the issue with my popups?
Thanks
Thanks for that, @frnkc-6, it's really helpful as well.
As for the Dropbox desktop app preferences, you'll find the steps on how to access them in the hyperlink in my previous response and also here:
https://help.dropbox.com/account-settings/view-preferences
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