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Yoav K.
11 years agoNew member | Level 1
can't sync permission denied. deleting file
hi. i get "can't sync permission denied" message. so never mind, i just want to get reed of this file now. how do i discard it and stop dropbox from keep doing it?
- 7 years ago
The user doesnt need to be logged in, just the dropbox app needs to be running on that user account.
Move the dropbox folders to an accessable area by both users.
Set Dropbox to NOT start on Login.
Create 2 On System Start task to run the dropbox app using the 2 specific user accounts.
Reboot & Login as either user and observe both dropbox syncing.
--above too hard?--
Create a Shortcut in Username1 that has the following line in it...
RUNAS /savecred /user:Username2 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe"
* Username2 should include its domain if it is one, such as YourDomain\Username2 or AZureAD\Username2 *
Michael B.177
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
So far, all of the solutions are for MAC even Kaz's link above is only for a Mac. I'm on Windows 7, the file is showing up in my Dropbox with a red circle/white X. When I try to delete it it says, "You need permission to perform this action. You require permission from [MYSELF] to make changes to this file." If I try to open the file it says, "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." The icon in the lower right-hand corner says, "Indexing [FILENAME]... Can't sync [FILENAME] (access denied). It's been this way for three days now.
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