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donheff
Helpful | Level 7
12 months ago

Files aren't fully syncing between Windows and Kbuntu

I am using Dropbox to share working files between a couple of computers, on Windows 11 and the other on Kbuntu Linux.  Everything worked fine for a while but now, the files I save from the Linux box ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    12 months ago

    It does sound like the Linux machine was signed into the wrong Dropbox account. 

     

    Logging into a Dropbox account on the browser on Windows won't affect your desktop connection, since they are completely separate.

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Jay
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You can keep this thread open. Are you certain that the files have synced to the site? Is the Dropbox desktop application running and syncing on Windows?

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donheff
Helpful | Level 7
11 months ago

I rebooted the PC and now they show up everywhere.  I don't know what to make of that.  I could upload to Dropbox.  Move files around.  But none of that info propagated until I rebooted?  Bizarre.   I'm going to read a book.  Analog.  🙂

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