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Nadja T.'s avatar
Nadja T.
New member | Level 2
8 years ago

Can't see files on Dropbox

I created a file and saved it in my dropbox app, but then could not find the file on another computer in dropbox or on dropbox.com. This happened both with a file in my own folder and in a shared fol...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    8 years ago
    Does the file have the usual green check to show that it has synced? Is Dropbox running? What does it say when you hover your cursor over the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac)?
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Rich
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8 years ago
Does the file have the usual green check to show that it has synced? Is Dropbox running? What does it say when you hover your cursor over the Dropbox icon in your system tray (Windows) or menu bar (Mac)?
  • Nadja T.'s avatar
    Nadja T.
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    It looks like dropbox wasn't running in the backgroud - I was accessing the files from a shortcut folder on my desktop, but apparently the dropbox app on my computer was inactive... Thank you for your comment! It was very helpful. 

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