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jessifishman
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Files online but not in Windows explorer

I have seen that this was an issue in the past, but the solutions are now out of date, so I am hoping someone can help me with this. Sometimes files that I know are in Dropbox, and that appear in D...
desktop
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ChrisB4
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Hi Megan,

 

Thank you for your reply!

 

It is working fine now, after I re-installed twice. But I shouldn't go through all that hassle.

 

Currently though, there is one file that dropbox says it's corrupted. I already deleted it in Dropbox.com, but it's still showing as syncing on my Dropbox Folder. 

 

I can't delete it or make it "Online-Only".

 

I think this is the culprit.

 

Do you have any idea how to deal with this? My CPU keeps on running because of this syncing.

 

Thank you,

Christian

 

 

Jay's avatar
Jay
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3 years ago

Hi ChrisB4, as the file is still visible in the Dropbox folder, could you try quitting the Dropbox desktop application and then moving the file out of the folder, or deleting it, and then restart the app.

 

Keep me updated with any progress.

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