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KnightRyder
6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Can't save to Dropbox in Windows 10 S mode
Trying to set up a new Windows 10 laptop which had Dropbox already installed, in S mode. Signed in to Dropbox (used on previous machine) OK but Dropbox not appearing in File Explorer. I can open an e...
- 6 years ago
Microsoft support couldn't fix it either. I had to exit S-mode and download the full Dropbox. It seems the microsoft website is not quite telling the truth. Thanks for your input, Mark
Mark
6 years agoSuper User II
Its because you are using the Dropbox App - that is a read only app.
You need to download and install the full client from www.dropbox.com/downloading. This will create your Dropbox folders etc.
- KnightRyder6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
But S mode will only allow apps from the microsoft store to be installed, so to get the full download, I would need to exit S mode (I really don't want to do this because my business partner, whose laptop it is, is not very internet-savvy).
Micosoft explicitly says that in S mode you can 'save files to Dropbox'. Anyway the app is not read-only because I can modify a file, I just can't create a new one, becuase windows does not list Dropbox as a location.
How does Dropbox tell windows that it's there?
- KnightRyder6 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Microsoft support couldn't fix it either. I had to exit S-mode and download the full Dropbox. It seems the microsoft website is not quite telling the truth. Thanks for your input, Mark
- chrisrab6 years agoNew member | Level 2
Exactly. The only option in the Microsoft Store is for the "lite" version called "Dropbox for S mode" and it doesn't allow you to directly download your own files - which makes it a complete waste of an app. I had to find the full Dropbox download from the Dropbox website to get the actual, complete program. Quite, quite ridiculous.
- Wisterian6 years agoExplorer | Level 4Thanks for this. I tried it but even when I go to the link, I can only download the app which is S mode. I can't get regular dropbox to load. S is very inadequate and changing to online word / google creates formatting problems.
- Wisterian6 years agoExplorer | Level 4Replying to myself, downloading regular dropbox finally worked. I am not sure how what I did was different from the previous attempts.
- Fiona6 years agoDropbox Staff
What happens when you click this link Wisterian? www.dropbox.com/downloading
Have you uninstalled the S mode successfully?
- Wisterian5 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks.
Sorry for the late reply but yes, it's OK now.
I can't remember what I did clearly but it's OK.
With thanks,
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