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Blkbelt901
Explorer | Level 4
2 months ago

File explorer "not responding" error during move to Dropbox

I was uploading a large amount of files via "move" from my Desktop.  The File Explorer froze and went to "Not responding" part way through and now my files are neither in the original location nor di...
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Hannah
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Do you see a small Dropbox icon in your system tray, by the clock, Blkbelt901?

 

If so, please hover over it, to see the sync status of the app.

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Blkbelt901
Explorer | Level 4
2 months ago

The icon is completely missing. It claims to be synced when I open the desktop app.

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