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Cant view a folder on my windows pc but i can see it on my macbook
Hi, i am in a shared folder in dropbox. I can view this folder from the webversion, the app on my macbook and the app on my phone. But the application on my windows pc doesnt show this folder. Other ...
Hey yasin shngz, it seems to be having a period "." which would be an invalid character, and could cause syncing issues.
Have you tried renaming it, and checking to see if it then syncs locally on the machine?
Hi Nancy, thanks for your reply. The name does not have an invalid character and i have checked the sync settings and the folder is checked. Still not working.
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThanks for giving that a go, yasin shngz! Can you send me a screenshot of how this folder shows on your web account then? I’d like to have a look, and see what else we can try.
It is the folder on the right side that is not showing on the application for windows pc
- Megan
Hey yasin shngz, it seems to be having a period "." which would be an invalid character, and could cause syncing issues.
Have you tried renaming it, and checking to see if it then syncs locally on the machine?
Thanks for the tip, it was the period that blocked it from syncing. Much appreciated!!
