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buzzxsassy
New member | Level 2
6 months ago

Files appear on one connected device, but have not synced to the others

Hi, I have DB on my laptop that has all my files showing currently in my DB folder on Explorer.   Since 5/29 my desktop folder files do not show these files, when I go to dropbox.com on my deskto...
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Rich
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6 months ago
@buzzxsassy wrote:

... when I go to dropbox.com I do not see these files.

Sounds like the Dropbox app isn't running on your laptop. If the app isn't running, it can't sync your files to the website. Make sure the Dropbox application is running and visible in your system tray. If it's not, launch it from your Start menu.

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    buzzxsassy
    New member | Level 2
    6 months ago

    Odd, It's showing it's running.  Nevertheless, I rebooted the laptop....and now is back.  Thank you, first time that ever happened.

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