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currentj's avatar
currentj
Helpful | Level 5
2 years ago

Dropbox freezes and crashes my file explorer.

Hello, I am having trouble with dropbox working through my Windows file explorer.  For some reason, within the last week every time I try to navigate to one of my dropbox files the file explorer cr...
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Y Fong's avatar
Y Fong
Explorer | Level 3
6 months ago

Hello,

 

Since Dropbox updated to the latest build 202.4.5551, my Windows 10 has been freezing as soon as Dropbox is launched. I have installed all Windows updates. I know it is Dropbox that is causing the issue because as soon as I uninstalled Dropbox, the problem goes away. I tried to re-installed Dropbox but the problem shows up again.

 

Hope Dropbox team can address this as soon as possible. If there is a temporary fix, I would love to hear.

 

Thank you and best regards,

YFong

  • Melman's avatar
    Melman
    New member | Level 2
    6 months ago

    Since the automatic update to version 202.4.5551 - none of our five computers at work will sync. All running Windows 11. We have just rolled one of the computers back to version 197.4.7629 and it is now syncing fine again. 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    6 months ago

    Hi there Y Fong & Melman - thanks for your reports.

     

    Can you please let us know approximately how many files you're syncing locally on the affected device(s)? 

     

    Also, are you running any 3rd party apps that are monitoring, syncing or backing up your files? 

     

    Any additional information or screenshots are more than welcome! 

    • Melman's avatar
      Melman
      New member | Level 2
      6 months ago

      Hi Walter, I have around 7TB of data that's set to online-only. I sync very little to my computer. I've been working from Dropbox like this for many years with no issues. This latest update has killed all syncing. No 3rd party apps running. I did all the suggested troubleshooting and the only thing that worked was reverting back to version  197.4.7629. Which subsequently Dropbox just auto-updated again to 202.4.5551 and killed my syncing again 🤦‍:male_sign:

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
        Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
        6 months ago

        In that case, you can reach out to our support team directly for further assistance with account and device specific information Melman 

         

        Let us know if you have anything else to ask or add in the meantime. 

    • Y Fong's avatar
      Y Fong
      Explorer | Level 3
      6 months ago
      Hi Walter,

      I appreciate the response. I am not using any 3rd party apps. I have been using Dropbox for years with no issues until this latest update. I, like @Melman, tried installing a previous and the problem went away until it was updated to the this current build. My problem is more severe, i had to hard restart Windows (or Windows restarts by itself) and eventually would not load Windows and j had to reset my laptop….
      I also tried to reinstall Dropbox after resetting my PC, same issues arose. Very upsetting. Have you received other complaints from users?

      Thank you!

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