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BriGuyOSC
Helpful | Level 5
2 months ago

Not getting notifications when files are added to folder

As the title says, I'm not getting notifications when a file has been added to a shared folder that I created. I can see that something was added if I view "Sharing activity," but I'm not getting not...
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  • BriGuyOSC's avatar
    BriGuyOSC
    2 months ago

    Thank you. I did notice yesterday that I had Windows notifications turned off, so I turned that on and am getting notifications of them being added in my Windows notification sidebar. So that's a workable solution. Just odd that the notifications within the Dropbox app are still from a month ago. 🤔

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Megan
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Hi BriGuyOSC, thanks for posting here today! 

 

I'd like some more time to look into this. Then I'd be happy to get back to you with further details.

 

Thank you so much! 

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BriGuyOSC
Helpful | Level 5
2 months ago

Thank you. I did notice yesterday that I had Windows notifications turned off, so I turned that on and am getting notifications of them being added in my Windows notification sidebar. So that's a workable solution. Just odd that the notifications within the Dropbox app are still from a month ago. 🤔

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