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Preston J.'s avatar
Preston J.
Explorer | Level 4
4 years ago

Dropbox App won't open, the only thing that opens is my Dropbox Folder.

Dropbox app will not open. When I open the app it just opens the file explorer. I have already checked the Taskbar and it's not showing up there. I have also checked the taskbar setting and there is ...
desktop
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celio3c
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

i have the same problem, everything was fine until yesterday, today(12/07/2023) only opens if i go to the windows explorer and click on the  dropbox folder and it can't be pinned to the taskbar.

running windows 10 to the last update.

Walter's avatar
Walter
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3 years ago

Hey Uitlander - sorry to jump in here, but I can see the Dropbox desktop app's icon in your system tray. It's the one with the red "3" showing. 

 

Have you tried clicking on that?

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