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prquinn's avatar
prquinn
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

I'm having trouble with Explorer being slow

Dropbox files are opening VERY slowly in windows explorer (ie takes about 2 minutes to open a file). The beta version 90.3.292 had installed several days ago so in case that was the issue, I turned o...
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  • prquinn's avatar
    prquinn
    5 years ago

    The issue is resolved. I did a system restore to a date before the beta version (90.3.292) installed, so I'm all set. Just an fyi, the version (89.4.278) after the restore is the same as I downloaded when I uninstalled the beta version (I hovered over the icon to be sure).

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Lusil
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Thanks for checking that out for me, prquinn.

Could you also send me a screenshot (without any personal info) of what you see when you hover over the Dropbox icon that's next to your computer's clock?

Let me know what you find!

prquinn's avatar
prquinn
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

The issue is resolved. I did a system restore to a date before the beta version (90.3.292) installed, so I'm all set. Just an fyi, the version (89.4.278) after the restore is the same as I downloaded when I uninstalled the beta version (I hovered over the icon to be sure).

  • Lusil's avatar
    Lusil
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    5 years ago

    That's great to hear, prquinn! I'm glad that you were able to resolve this in the end. 

    If anything else pops up in the future, you know where to find us. 

    In the meantime, have a lovely day ahead!

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