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Desktop Application Will Not Allow Existing Dropbox Folder to Be Used. Error: "The folder already contains a Dropbox directory."
I have been a happy user of Dropbox for years. Until recently . . .
Dropbox recently quit working properly. The latest issue today was that it failed to load the "platform plugin windows." The ...
You should not select the Dropbox folder but the folder you wish Dropbox to be placed in. Then it will be installed in that folder.
If its on a 2nd drive and not in a folder, simply select the Drive in the chooser window.
At least this is what I am thinking based upon your post. I made this same issue at first when trying to move Dropbox all those years ago.
The installer will let you choose the location. It on the last screen before it closes under the advanced settings. Many users myself included think Dropbox was already being installed in the default location at this point in the process but it was still waiting.
IMO, that I can't have a fresh install of my OS followed by a re-installation of Dropbox where I can point my new installation to my local copy, well that's just asinine. I should be able to point the installation wherever the #### I need to. It should be able to see the existing folder and recognize the account from what is in the folder. It should not have to resync unless at my direction or unless I change my sync settings.
Give me one good reason that this is not possible.
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Give me one good reason that this is not possible.
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Go back to page one of this thread, and read Tom's post. This is how you get Dropbox to sync with your current Dropbox location.
