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michi_ad
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

Shared folder does not sync to PC

Hi everyone I'm working freelance for another firm. They shared their project folder with me and I can access it via dropbox in my browser. My problem ist that it doesn't sync to my desktop dropbox ...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    2 years ago
    michi_ad wrote:

    They shared their project folder with me and I can access it via dropbox in my browser. My problem ist that it doesn't sync to my desktop dropbox folder.

    Make sure the folder doesn't have any characters in the name that would be incompatible with your operating system. If it does, rename the folder.

     

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Rich
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2 years ago
michi_ad wrote:

They shared their project folder with me and I can access it via dropbox in my browser. My problem ist that it doesn't sync to my desktop dropbox folder.

Make sure the folder doesn't have any characters in the name that would be incompatible with your operating system. If it does, rename the folder.

 

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